Bicycles Are for the Summer (film)

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]

Las bicicletas son para el verano
Directed by	Jaime Chávarri
Written by	Fernando Fernán Gómez Enrique Paradas Lola Salvador (as Salvador Maldonado) Rafael Sepúlveda
Starring	Amparo Soler Leal Agustín González Victoria Abril Marisa Paredes Gabino Diego Alicia Hermida Patricia Adriani
Cinematography	Miguel Ángel Trujillo
Release date	1984 (1984)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

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

• Amparo Soler Leal as Dolores
• Agustín González as Luis
• Victoria Abril as Manolita
• Alicia Hermida as Antonia
• Patricia Adriani as María
• Marisa Paredes as Doña María Luisa
• Carlos Tristancho as Julio
• Gabino Diego as Luisito
• Aurora Redondo as Marcela
• Guillermo Marín as Don Simón
• Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Anselmo
• Laura del Sol as Bailarina
• Miguel Rellán as Basilio
• Jorge de Juan as Pedrito
• Marina Saura as Rosa
• Will More as Actor
• Rosa Menéndez as Actriz
• Emilio Serrano as Pablo
• Elena Gortari as Maluli
• Sandra Ramírez as Charito
• Marina Andina

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.

External links

• Bicycles Are for the Summer at IMDb