Bicycles Are for the Summer
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Las bicicletas son para el verano |
| Year | 1984 |
| Country | Spain |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Jaime Chávarri |
| Runtime | 103 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (31 votes) |
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The film constructs its drama not through battle scenes, but through the quiet details of domestic life, exploring how grand history shatters against the mundane. It relies on superb dialogue and acting to show how the hope for a bicycle becomes the last thread tethering the characters to normality.
What lingers after the viewing is a profound, unpretentious melancholy for a childhood suspended by war and for simple dreams endlessly deferred. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jaime Chávarri
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Watch on a quiet evening, thoughtfully, to fully absorb its poignant study of ordinary life in wartime.
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