Death of a cyclist /

Death of a cyclist /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	Special ed.
Imprint:	[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language:	Spanish
Series:	The Criterion collection ; 427 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 427.
Subject:	Bicycles -- Accidents -- Spain -- Drama. Cyclists -- Death -- Drama. Hit-and-run drivers -- Spain -- Drama. Adultery -- Spain -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Spain -- Drama. Adultery. Cycling accidents. Hit-and-run drivers. Man-woman relationships. Social conditions. Spain -- Drama. Spain. Feature films. Foreign films -- Spain. Motion pictures, Spanish. Melodrama. Fiction films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Melodrama. Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6816393

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Spanish title: Muerte de un ciclista
Other authors / contributors:	Bardem, Juan Antonio. Closas, Alberto, 1921-1994. Bosé, Lucia, 1931-2020 Janus Films. Video Mercury Films, S.A. Criterion Collection (Firm)
ISBN:	9781604650280 1604650281
Language / Script:	This DVD is copy protected.
Notes:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: 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. Alberto Closas, Lucia Bosé. DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. Spanish dialogue, English subtitles.
Summary:	Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress María José, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist and run. The resulting tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain and surveys the corrept ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
Standard no.:	715515028622 00715515028622
Publisher's no.:	CC1744D Criterion Collection

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Call Number:	DVD PN1997.2.D438 2008
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