Synopsis
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
2011 ‘Le Gamin au vélo’ Directed by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
Andrea Occhipinti Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne Denis Freyd Arlette Zylberberg Stefano Massenzi Bernadette Meunier André Michotte
El niño de la bicicleta, O Miúdo da Bicicleta, O Garoto de Bicicleta, Der Junge mit dem Fahrrad, Drengen med cyklen, Το παιδί με το ποδήλατο, To paidi me to podilato, Srác a biciklivel, Ha'yeled im ha'ofanayim, Il ragazzo con la bicicletta, Shônen to Jitensha, Gutten med sykkelen, Chlopiec na rowerze, Dečak sa biciklom, Мальчик с велосипедом, Pojken med cykeln, Fant s kolesom, Bisikletli Çocuk, 자전거 탄 소년, Kluk na kole, 單車男孩, 单车少年, O garoto de Bicicleta, Το Παιδί με το Ποδήλατο, הילד עם האופניים, Хлопчик з велосипедом, O Garoto da Bicicleta, 少年と自転車, Drengen Med Cyklen, Chłopiec na rowerze, Момчето с колелото, 騎單車的男孩
Was "The Insufferable Twat With A Bike" taken? I spent 90% of this movie hoping this little fucker would get hit by a car.
Second Dardenne film, second time being extremely impressed.
Perspective filmaking at it's finest. Perhaps the greatest strength of The Kid with a Bike is how sympathy is never forced. In most movies Cyril would be portrayed as an sympathetic figure in order to get us invested in his plight. Here though, loving him is hard. He has a temper, he goes out of his way to get into trouble, and he is especially callous to those who try to help him. But the truth is most of the time that is how these kids are. They are hard to deal with and that is why it is usually quite hard for them to get help. It reminded me of Mommy…
So up my alley that I’m upset at myself for not having seen it sooner. A devastating film about a kid who just wants to be loved by his father. The Dardennes’ writing and direction are restrained yet masterful, with their raw use of handheld not only adding to the film’s realism, but it even helps the film be consistently captivating. And it’s all further elevated by phenomenal performances from Thomas Doret (who gives one of the best child performances of the 2010s) and Cécile de France.
An absolute masterpiece, and a wonderful introduction for me to a pair of filmmakers whose other works I intend to check out ASAP.
cannot get the image of wes removing a speck of dirt from cyril’s eye with a rolling paper out of my head — not that i want to. the dardenne brothers know their characters so well that every detail feels so natural, even when it’s something you’ve never experienced or felt for yourself before.
I just love it when the Dardenne brothers slap me in the face with their unique and uncompromising brand of Belgian miserabilism.
This time around, young Cyril is struggling to come to terms with his sole parent, his dad, deciding that he wants no more to do with him and heading off to start a new life without him. Broken inside and losing his mind in what is essentially an orphanage, Cyril makes accidental contact with passing angel Samantha, a local hairdresser prepared to put him up at her home on weekends. This part seemed a stretch in the narrative if I'm honest, but as the film progresses and their relationship builds, moments of tenderness and care sprout between them…
"Don't be upset if it's not the way you dream it'll be." -Samantha,
- Film Club Ranked: boxd.it/3M2sq
I like an honest title.
The Kid with a Bike is a nice looking film with great performances. There is a slightly whimsical quality to it that is freeing at times and contributed to most of the enjoyment that I had during this. As a whole though I often felt bored with the meandering pacing and script. Also the boy kind of annoyed me... cool bike though.
Not my favorite thing.