Rent Cycling with Moliere (2013)

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1h 41min
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Synopsis:
Once-great actor Serge Tanneur (Fabrice Luchini) spends his days alone, painting second-rate portraits and cycling through the windblown landscape of France's Ile de Re. One day his old friend Gauthier (Lambert Wilson), a famous TV star, arrives unexpectedly to coax him into a return to the stage, promising him a role in Moliere's classic play, 'The Misanthrope'. At first Serge dismisses the idea but slowly, as the pair's relationship begins to echo the play itself, he finds himself being inextricably drawn in...
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Writers:
Fabrice Luchini, Philippe Le Guay
Aka:
Alceste à bicyclette
Studio:
Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
Genres:
Comedy
Countries:
France
BBFC:
Release Date:
25/08/2014
Run Time:
101 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 2.0, French DTS 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour

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Reviews (1) of Cycling with Moliere

Charming Gallic treat with a bite - Cycling with Moliere review by Alphaville

Spoiler Alert
26/06/2021

A film based around Moliere’s ‘Le Misanthrope’ may appeal only to a niche audience outside France, but anyone who regards that work as one of the greatest plays ever written (including this reviewer) will find it a treat. Others will still be seduced by its gentle humour and Gallic charm, with director Philippe de Guey channelling the spirit of Eric Rohmer.

A famous actor visits a retired actor on the beautifully photographed Ile de Ré to persuade him to play Moliere’s title character Alceste. (The French title of the film translates as ‘Alceste on a Bicycle’). The two rehearse, lock horns, get involved with a woman and cycle. And the run-time flies by. At a deeper level, Alceste’s tirades against virtue signalling remain as relevant today as ever.

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