| Release | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Video | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio |
Spanish: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Subtitles | English |
| Studio | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year | 1955 |
| Genre | Drama |
- Remastered Audio and Video (new, restored high-definition digital transfer)
- Calle Bardem (2005), a documentary on the revolutionary life and career of director Juan Antonio Bardem
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy married mistress Maria Jose, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist, and run. The resulting, exquisitely shot tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain, and surveys the corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
Juan Antonio Bardem's charged melodrama Death Of A Cyclist (Spain - Muerte de un ciclista) was a direct attack on 1950s Spanish society under Franco’s rule. Though it was ultimately affected by the dictates of censorship, the film's sting could never be dulled.
Juan Antonio Bardem's charged melodrama Death Of A Cyclist (Spain - Muerte de un ciclista) was a direct attack on 1950s Spanish society under Franco’s rule. Though it was ultimately affected by the dictates of censorship, the film's sting could never be dulled.
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Alberto ClosasLucia BoseOtello TosoCarlos CasaravillaBruna CorraJulia Delgado CaroMatilde Munoz SampedroJose Sepulveda"Death of a Cyclist: The Criterion Collection"
Written byJuan Antonio Bardemproduced byManuel J. Goyanes
produced byGeorges De Beauregard
directed byJuan Antonio Bardem
Production Year: 1955
Written byJuan Antonio Bardemproduced byManuel J. Goyanes
produced byGeorges De Beauregard
directed byJuan Antonio Bardem
Production Year: 1955
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