|
|
Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert
2001 Comedy / Drama / Sport
 Review
Coming hot on the heels, if not in the slipstream, of Philippe Harel’s
excellent Extension du domaine de la lutte
(1999), Le Vélo de Ghislain
Lambert is something of a let down, lacking the coherence, charm
and originality of Harel’s earlier work. This is in spite of
another impressive character turn from the great Benoît
Poelvoorde, who once again portrays the working class loser with
conviction and sympathy. Harel and his screenwriters fail to
construct a satisfying narrative from what is a decent premise and the
result is a film that feels hopelessly disjointed and aimless.
Write a review for this film... User Comments
How do you rate this film?
|
Director:
Philippe Harel
Starring: Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo, Emmanuel Quatra Synopsis
Ghislain Lambert has only one objective in life, to become a world
class cyclist. Eddy Merckx is both his idol and his
inspiration. Today he may be an unknown Belgian with a stamina
deficiency, but Ghislain knows that he has the determination and guile
to succeed, with a little help from his less than scrupulous brother
Claude...
Credits
|
 |
© filmsdefrance.com 2009