In the days when there was a main film, and a 'B' picture to fill the space, cinemas wanted to squeeze in more showings, so out went the 90 minute 'B' features and in the '60's came the 'short'. Les Bicyclettes was one of those, yet after 30 years it still evokes warm memories of a simple story, hardly any dialogue, and beautiful music.
As a short, it'll never make it to DVD release, but if it appears on TV, take the time out to watch it - calling it chewing gum for the eyes is not a disservice, but it is strange after all this time I can't remember what the main film was I saw with it! The short does invariably appear on broadcast TV as a filler, however these occasions have becoming less as the use of channel 'fillers' give way to network promotions.
As a short, it'll never make it to DVD release, but if it appears on TV, take the time out to watch it - calling it chewing gum for the eyes is not a disservice, but it is strange after all this time I can't remember what the main film was I saw with it! The short does invariably appear on broadcast TV as a filler, however these occasions have becoming less as the use of channel 'fillers' give way to network promotions.