Les Bicyclettes de Belsize

Overview

A 1968 British musical short film (30 mins) starring Judy Huxtable and Anthony May. It was directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a young man (May) cycling around the Hampstead (NW3) area of London on a Raleigh RSW16. After crashing into a billboard he falls in love with a fashion model (Huxtable) depicted on it. Despite the title, the Belsize Park area does not actually feature. There is almost no spoken dialogue, and the soundtrack to the film is musical virtually throughout. The title song of the film has been a hit for Mireille Mathieu and Engelbert Humperdinck (a top ten hit in the UK and a top 40 hit in the USA) amongst others. The title is derivative of the French film, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg; apart from a musical theme there is no other obvious link.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 1, 1968

Original language

English

Production

British Lion Films

Cast

Barney Reisz,Anthony May,Judy Huxtable,Leslie Goddard,Dermot Kelly,Danny Green

Director

Douglas Hickox

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0241243