1955 · drama · crime · noir
Death of a Cyclist
Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem1h 28m1955
A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.
Our read: Death of a Cyclist (1955) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · crime · noir entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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