Las bicicletas son para el verano
Directed byJaime Chávarri
Written by
Starring
CinematographyMiguel Ángel Trujillo
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Bicycles Are for the Summer (Spanish: Las bicicletas son para el verano) is a 1984 Spanish war drama film directed by Jaime Chávarri and based on the homonym play by Fernando Fernán Gómez.[1] It is about the life of a family during the Spanish Civil War.[2] The photography started in July 1983 and it was distributed by Incine.[3] It was shot in Madrid.[4]

Plot

In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.

It was drawn from, show how daily life was conducted during the war. Unexpected things happen, but people find ways to survive. Above all, it is a story of survival and adaptation: the bicycle symbolises Luisito's innocence disappearing as at the beginning he wants a bicycle to hang out with his friends and meet girls but by the end due to the horror of the war Luisito had to grow up and become the man of the house and his bike symbolises responsibilities he has to have for his family.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Galán, Diego (27 February 2004). "'Las bicicletas son para el verano'". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ↑ L. Martínez, Antón (7 October 2017). "Las bicicletas son para el verano: cuando la historia nos supera". El Secreto de Berlanga (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "El rodaje de 'Las bicicletas son para el verano' comienza en julio". El País (in Spanish). 19 June 1983. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ↑ García Reyes, David (2017). "Espacios bélicos en el comedor: el trabajo de Gil Parrondo en Las Bicicletas son para el Verano" (PDF). Escenarios del Cine Histórico (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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