Death of a Cyclist
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress, Maria José, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist, and run. The resulting, exquisitely shot 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. Juan Antonio Bardem's charged melodrama Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) was a direct attack on 1950s Spanish society under Franco’s rule. Though it was affected by the dictates of censorship, its sting could never be dulled.
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: An essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema
New cover by Michael Boland
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: An essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema
New cover by Michael Boland
Cast
- Alberto Closas
- Juan Fernandez Soler
- Lucia Bosé
- Maria José de Castro
- Otello Toso
- Miguel Castro
- Carlos Casaravilla
- Rafael "Rafa" Sandoval
Credits
- Director
- Juan Antonio Bardem
- Producer
- Manuel J. Goyanes
- Cinematography
- Alfredo Fraile
- Editing
- Margarita Ochoa
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