Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968)
January 1, 1968Release Date
Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968)
January 1, 1968Release Date
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time30m
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Les Bicyclettes de Belsize is a 1968 British musical 29-minute short film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Judy Huxtable and Anthony May. It was a supporting feature to Roy Boulting's horror film Twisted Nerve (1968). The two films also shared a soundtrack release, with each score occupying one side each of a 1969 Polydor Records album (Polydor 583 728).
It tells the story of a young man cycling around the Hampstead (NW3) area of London on a Raleigh RSW16. After crashing into a billboard, he falls in love with a fashion model depicted on it. Despite the title, the Belsize Park area does not actually feature.
There is almost no spoken dialogue, and the soundtrack to the film is heard virtually throughout. The title song of the film, written by Les Reed and Barry Mason, has been a hit for Mireille Mathieu and Engelbert Humperdinck (a top ten hit in the UK and a top 40 hit in the USA) amongst others, though the version in the film is sung by Johnny Worth (aka songwriter Les Vandyke). The score also includes "Gentlemen Of The Park", performed by Episode Six and featuring future Deep Purple members Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.
The title is derivative of the French film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (1964); apart from a musical theme, there is no other obvious link.
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