Death of a cyclist = Muerte de un ciclista
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Edition
Special ed., full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Status
Main Level - Spanish
SPANISH DVD DEATH
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed., full screen.
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515028622

Notes

General Note
Based on a story by L.F. De Igoa.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; set decoration, Enrique Alarcón ; editing, Margarita Ochoa.
Participants/Performers
Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Alicia Romay, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Mercedes Albert, Jose Sepulveda, Jose Prada, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Jacinto San Emeterio, Manuel Arbo, Emilio Alonso, Margarita Espinosa, Rufino Ingles, Antonio Casas, Manuel Guitian, Elisa Mendez, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Carmen Castellanos, Jose Maria Gavilan, Jose Navarro, Gracita Montes.
Description
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 corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monophonic.
Language
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

González Rodríguez, C., Bardem, J. A., Fraile, A., Goyanes, M. J., Bosé, L., Closas, A., Corra, B., Casaravilla, C., Toso, O., Romay, A., Caro, J. D., Maiztegui, I. B., & Igoa, L. F. d. (2008). Death of a cyclist =: Muerte de un ciclista (Special ed., full screen.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cesáreo González Rodríguez et al.. 2008. Death of a Cyclist =: Muerte De Un Ciclista. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cesáreo González Rodríguez et al.. Death of a Cyclist =: Muerte De Un Ciclista Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

González Rodríguez, Cesáreo, et al. Death of a Cyclist =: Muerte De Un Ciclista Special ed., full screen., Criterion Collection, 2008.

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