The Bicycle of Ghislain Lambert

the Bicycle of Ghislain Lambert is a Franco-Belgian film left in 2001 carried out by Philippe Harel.

Synopsis

In the middle of the Years 1970, Ghislain Lambert, are a Belgian racing cyclist born the same day as Eddy Merckx, of which the ambition is to become a champion. He manages to integrate a large team but like water carrier. Determined in his dream of victory and sporting glory, Ghislain Lambert awaits his turn patiently.

Distribution

In connection with film

In addition to the aspect comedy, the film, documented very well, conceals many historical references which will charm the amateurs of cycling. The legendary figure of Eddy Merckx is omnipresent with the length of film:
  • With the whole beginning, Ghislain thinks to gain a sprint against the baron.
  • It is then a televised appearance of Merckx beating the Record of the hour cyclist in 1972 which pushes Ghislain to put a first term at its career of cyclist.
  • the presence of Merckx at the time of a Belgian race seems to assign Ghislain before even the departure. He will learn the victory from the baron in the end car, in which he finds himself in company of Fabrice Bouillon, ex-leader and rival of always. This common report of impotence seems to seal their reconciliation.
  • Enfin it is the presence and crushing it superiority of Merckx on the turn of France which will push the journalists to be been interested in the tail of the group and will give to Lambert an unexpected notoriety.

The events can be dated precisely: Ghislain begins his professional path in 1970. This one knows its apogee and its end at the time of the turn of France 1974. This turn of France is identifiable with these facts:

  • Merckx already gained 4 turns, it thus acts of the fifth (Merckx is not explicitly quoted but the denomination " leader of the Molteni" team; do not leave any doubt)
  • the Morlaix-Saint-Malo stage (with the can of Pastis drunk to Saint-Briac).
  • the arrival of stage to the factories Strong Aspro with (Haute-Savoie)
  • the ascention of the Mount Ventoux by the East

Some inaccuracies are also notable:

  • the foregrounds in mountain are turned on the Semnoz whereas it is the Salève which appears in the program of the turn 1974 * The Col of Izoard is also in film but not in the turn 1974.

Also let us retain that the combi gendarmerie with which the gendarmes intervene when Ghislain has his crisis of madness in the family farm is true a combi resulting from the collections of the Historical Service of the Police force.

External bond

  • official Boxoffice of the '' Vélo of Ghislain Lambert '' on the '' Database Light ''

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