Le Gamin au vélo (Original title)The Kid with a Bike (Alternative title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 18 May 2011 (Release)Countries: France, Belgium, ItalyDirector: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Synopsis: Drama. 11 year old Cyril has been left in children's home and he sets out to find his father who left him there. By chance he meets the hairdresser Samantha, who allows him to live with her at weekends.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Children's homes, Hairdressing
Releases
Date: 18 May 2011Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: 18 May 2011Country: BelgiumRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: 18 May 2011Country: ItalyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 87 mins 10 secs - Dialogue (original): FrenchDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Empathic projection in the films of the Dardenne BrothersAuthor: RUSHTON, Richard Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article exploring the tension between realist and modernist styles in the films of the Dardenne brothers, and the ways in which they evoke sympathy in the viewer while also producing a sense of detachment and distance.
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 18 May 2011 (Release)Countries: France, Belgium, ItalyDirector: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Synopsis: Drama. 11 year old Cyril has been left in children's home and he sets out to find his father who left him there. By chance he meets the hairdresser Samantha, who allows him to live with her at weekends.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Children's homes, Hairdressing
Releases
Date: 18 May 2011Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: 18 May 2011Country: BelgiumRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: 18 May 2011Country: ItalyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 87 mins Dialogue (original): French
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 87 mins 10 secs - Dialogue (original): FrenchDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Les Films du Fleuve, ©: Archipel 34, ©: Lucky Red, ©: RTBF (Télévision Belge), ©: France 2 Cinéma, Production Company: Les Films du Fleuve, Production Company: Archipel 34, Lucky Red, in co-production with: France 2 Cinéma, in co-production with: RTBF, Belgacom, produced with the assistance of: Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique, VOO, with the participation of: Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Eurimages, Production Company: Canal+, Production Company: CinéCinéma, Production Company: France Télévisions, with the support of the: Région Wallonne, Tax shelter of Gouvernement fédéral belge, with the support of: Taxshelter.be, with the support of: Inver Invest, with the support of: Casa Kafka Pictures, with the support of: Dexia, with the support of: Making of, Sofica Soficinéma 7, with the support of the: Programme Media de l'Union Européenne, in association with: Wild Bunch, Executive Producer: Delphine Tomson, Producer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Producer: Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd, Co-producer: Andrea Occhipinti, Associate Producer: Arlette Zylberberg, Associate Producer: Andre Michotte, Stefano Massenzi, Unit Production Manager: Philippe Groff, Production Manager: Thomas Alfandari, 1st Assistant Director: Caroline Tambour, Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Director of Photography: Alain Marcoen, Stills Photography: Christine Plenus, Editor: Marie-Hélène Dozo, Art Director: Igor Gabriel, Costume Designer: Maïra Ramedhan-Levi, Make-up: Natali Tabareau-vieuille, Sound: Jean-Pierre Duret, Sound Mixer: Thomas Gauder, Sound Editor: Benoît de Clerck
Cast
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Thomas Doret (Cyril), Cécile de France (Samantha), Jérémie Renier (Guy Catoul), Olivier Gourmet (Bistro owner), Egon Di Mateo (Wes), Fabrizio Rongione (bookseller)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Screen v55 n3 Autumn 2014 Pages: 303-316Title: Empathic projection in the films of the Dardenne BrothersAuthor: RUSHTON, Richard Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article exploring the tension between realist and modernist styles in the films of the Dardenne brothers, and the ways in which they evoke sympathy in the viewer while also producing a sense of detachment and distance.