Bicycles Are for the Summer

Bicycles Are for the Summer

103 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1984

In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.

Bicycles Are for the Summer

103 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1984

Bicycles Are for the Summer
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Impala
Original title Las bicicletas son para el verano
Directors Jaime Chávarri
Writers Lola Salvador

Cast

Amparo Soler Leal

as Dolores

Victoria Abril

as Manolita

Alicia Hermida

as Antonia

Marisa Paredes

as María Luisa

Patricia Adriani

as María

Aurora Redondo

as Marcela

Guillermo Marín

as Simón

Miguel Rellán

as Basilio

Laura del Sol

as Bailarina

Gabino Diego

as Luisito