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Side Roads (1983)
Director: Christian Drillaud
Cast: Georges Wilson, Rufus, André Marcon, Martine Kalayan
Runtime90 min
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The story of Itineraire Bis has no singular plot line, but swings back and forth between the adventures of a young man who wants to buy a pizza truck and the lives of two middle-aged brothers living in an enormous house. One of the brothers is wheelchair-bound and eventually makes the acquaintance of the pizza-driving aspirant and decides to give him the money he needs -- though this act of generosity in no way shields him from his own destiny. Other characters wander in and out of the story, such as Jeanne (Martine Kalayan), the young man's lover.
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Side Roads (1983) is a French drama film directed by Christian Drillaud that follows the intertwining stories of a young man trying to buy a pizza truck and two middle-aged brothers living in a large house. While the film lacks a singular plot, it has been received as an understated, character-driven exploration of loneliness and human connections. Details about its critical or audience reception are not widely available.
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Side Roads, the 1983 drama directed by Christian Drillaud, offers a compelling character-driven narrative that blends the stories of a young pizza truck aspirant and two middle-aged brothers, one of whom is wheelchair-bound. The film's nonlinear structure and strong performances from the ensemble cast, including Georges Wilson and Rufus, create a thoughtful exploration of generosity, destiny, and the complexities of human relationships.
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A side roads order (SRO) is a statutory order in the UK which authorises a highway authority to make alterations to roads or other highways affected by a trunk road scheme – e.g. stopping up, diverting or connecting them to new trunk road and stopping up and replacing private accesses affected). It is defined by section 14 of the Highways Act 1980.
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