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Rapha and RSA Films present three short films inspired by the people, places and stories of road racing. Johan Museeuw, Sean Kelly and Dario Pegoretti are celebrated in three cinematic portraits exploring the passion, history and drama of the sport."
"On consecutive Fridays (starting next Friday 13 August) Rapha will be presenting ONE-TIME ONLY screenings of the full-length versions of the films right here on the Rapha website in HD. Do not miss them. Trailers for the features are now online:
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Curious distribution method!?
Of course Ridley Scott isn't new to cycling films - it's pretty much where he started.
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It was shown at last year's Bicycle Film Festival in Edinburgh.
"Boy and Bicycle was Ridley Scott’s first foray into filmmaking, made initially on a budget of £65 using a Bolex 16mm cine-camera, borrowed from the Royal College of Art in London where he was a student. Opening in Scott’s own teenage bedroom, Boy and Bicycle begins with the camera representing the point of view of the boy (played by Scott’s younger brother Tony, who would also become a filmmaker) as he wakes up and looks around his room, thinking about the day ahead.
The film then follows the boy as he decides instead to play truant and visits various locations around the seaside town on his bicycle. All the while we listen to his thoughts in a stream of consciousness voiceover that Scott has said was partly inspired by reading James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922). The voice-over reveals the frustrations of a growing teenager and mocks the authority figures in his life such as his teachers and parents."
Full version currently here -
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