Cycling Film Night. Ideas wanted

Cape Clear

Hi guys,

I'm in the process of organising a charity cycle film night and would appreciate any suggestions on cycling films. Ideally a film which would have wider appeal outside of cyclists. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

happytramp

I haven't seen this but it's got some decent reviews. I'm sure someone here can confirm weather or not this is to cycling what 'Escape to Victory' is to football

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/

Also the trailer for this Fausto Coppi film looks good if you fancy something a little more artistic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Dts9r88Hw

amjon.

Flying Scotsman

macadam

ET

Cape Clear

macadam wrote: »

ET

Phone home macadam

sy

The classic Belleville Rendez-Vous, snippet here

Captain Havoc

Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert which is good but in French.

American Flyers which I haven't seen.

The Shay Elliot documentary is good would be ideal as it's Irish.

The Flying Scotsman is a good film and would be an idea as Graeme Obree is in the news again.

silvo

Some of the MTB films are excellent:
Roam (http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/roam/index_roam.html) is a particularly good one.

Idleater

sy wrote: »

The classic Belleville Rendez-Vous

Love that film. The dog is class!

Rallymad

Here you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbPTege7Cg

levitronix

american flyers !!!

Gerty

Bicycle thieves.

Signal_ rabbit

amjon. wrote: »

Flying Scotsman

+1

Great podcast here with the man himself

dario28

If you are looking for riding there is lots in shaving private ryan

califano

Cape Clear wrote: »

Hi guys,

I'm in the process of organising a charity cycle film night and would appreciate any suggestions on cycling films. Ideally a film which would have wider appeal outside of cyclists. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

How does this go?. Would this be for people willing to support but dont really cycle?. Would this be in a community hall or something?, never heard of such a thing but sounds like a good idea.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Quicksilver?
:pac:

Cape Clear

rounders123 wrote: »

How does this go?. Would this be for people willing to support but dont really cycle?. Would this be in a community hall or something?, never heard of such a thing but sounds like a good idea.

I'm looking to raise money for a charity cycle I'm planning to do later in the year. I would be looking to hold it in a community hall and charge maybe a tenner a head with all money going to the charity.

fat bloke

American Flyers is a deadly show!

It's got everything - Americans v the Russians. It's even got a pair of boobs in it. Back then every single movie, regardless of the them, had to show a pair at some stage.

Just try getting your hands on a copy. I've googled around a few times on various occasions to no avail.

funkyjebus

Its got to be Breaking Away.




The Italians are coming!

levitronix

fat bloke wrote: »

American Flyers is a deadly show!

It's got everything - Americans v the Russians. It's even got a pair of boobs in it. Back then every single movie, regardless of the them, had to show a pair at some stage.

Just try getting your hands on a copy. I've googled around a few times on various occasions to no avail.

Its almost like Top gun on bikes

smok

silvo wrote: »

Some of the MTB films are excellent:
Roam (http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/roam/index_roam.html) is a particularly good one.

Seconded!
Love those films

Karma

for road racing: overcoming.

Dizraeligears

Two pages of posts,and still no mention of A Sunday in Hell,the daddy of all cycling films?

Scous_tache

It has to be BMX Bandits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNjqh1MxiQ

Paul Kiernan

+1 on Breaking Away

A brilliant film that will appeal to everyone, even people who hate cycling, and is also (unlike The Flying Scotsman) suitable for all age groups.

Karma

Dizraeligears wrote: »

Two pages of posts,and still no mention of A Sunday in Hell,the daddy of all cycling films?

could not remember the full name of it.... was going thru "a day in hell" and variations
cheers

L'Enfer du Nord

I'm also a fan of Ghislain Lambert, but its probably a bit too long, a bit too Belgian.

Haven't seen this Louis Malle film 'Vive Le Tour', other than the bits on youtube, but it looks good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3EHJjHP6yc

L'Enfer du Nord

Oh yeah...

Cycle of Betrayal is good

http://www.dvdsales.ie/shop/shay_elliott___cycle_of_betrayal.417.19.10479.sports.html

Kind of depressing though

fat bloke

levitronix wrote: »

Its almost like Top gun on bikes

I just youtubed it and watched a couple of clips. The fcukin cycling scenes are hilarious. It looks like the director insisted that low gears and the highest cadence possible was the best way to portray an illusion of speed . They're all bouncing out of their saddles at 170 rpm like a bunch of monday morning house-wives in a spinning class

levitronix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLZxk1qccI4


Very funny the commentary is great

Cape Clear

Guys I am going ahead with this in Cork in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland as part of my fund raising for Tour De Munster. I will be showing The Flying Scotsman (short clip here) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ8B-K6wyOI at Princes Street (Unitarian) Church at 8pm on Tuesday July 5Th admission €10. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available to buy before and during the film. If you would like to attend please send me a pm.

TinyExplosions

Karma wrote: »

for road racing: overcoming.

Karma wrote: »

could not remember the full name of it.... was going thru "a day in hell" and variations
cheers

+1 on both of those... great films! also, Road to Roubaix is good

abcdggs

Where are you go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NpubbAzKSY

Absolutely dying to see this but it was never released for some reason, much to my disappointment