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À bicyclette (2001)
Director: Merzak Allouache
Cast: Bruno Todeschini, Elise Tielrooy, Rochelle Redfield, Arielle Sémenoff
Runtime90 min
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During the winter of 1995, while a transport strike paralyses the Ile de France, Anne and Patrice go to work by bicycle. Their meeting at a traffic light will change their lives.
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À bicyclette is a 2001 French comedy-drama film directed by Merzak Allouache that received positive reviews from critics. The film follows two commuters who meet at a traffic light and find their lives changed as a result. While specific awards information is not available, the film's IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests it resonated with audiences.
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Director Merzak Allouache's 2001 comedy-drama À bicyclette offers a charming, slice-of-life look at how a chance encounter between two commuters by bicycle during a transport strike in 1995 Paris changes their lives in unexpected ways, blending humor and poignancy in a thoughtful exploration of human connections.
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Merzak Allouache is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country.
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