Filmhouse/New Kalamata Cinema Club-DEATH OF A CYCLIST/MUERTE DE UN CICLISTA
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A car hits a cyclist and disappears. The victim is left helpless, while those responsible choose silence. The accident becomes the secret that haunts an illicit relationship and reveals the decay of an entire social class.
In Franco's Spain, Juan Antonio Bardem creates a dark social thriller, where guilt turns into psychological torture. The heroes are not punished by the law, but by their own fear and social image.
With strong film noir elements and a deep political perspective, the film denounces the hypocrisy of bourgeois morality and class inequality, proving that the real crime is not the event, but the choice of indifference.
Awards & Distinctions
FIPRESCI Prize – Cannes Film Festival 1955
Firmly ranked among the most important Spanish films of all time
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th
THE DEATH OF A CYCLIST - MUERTE DE UN CICLISTA
Crime, Drama | 13+ | 1955 | Spain | 88’
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem
Starring: Lucia Bosè, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà
21:15 | Kalamata Labour Centre | General admission is 5 euros, admission is 3 euros for the unemployed, families with many children and students. Admission is free for those under 18.
Filmhouse/New Kalamata Cinema Club-IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
