Bicycles Are For The Summer
The title ''Bicycles Are for the Summer'' may refer to: * ''Bicycles Are for the Summer'' (play), by Fernando Fernán Gómez * ''Bicycles Are for the Summer'' (film), directed by Jaime Chávarri and based on the play {{disam ...
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Bicycles Are For The Summer (play)
''Bicycles Are for the Summer'' () is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernán Gómez in 1977, who received the in 1978. It deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid. It was released as a popular film in 1984, directed by Jaime Chávarri. Plot The play starts in 1936 just before the Spanish civil war starts, In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected. The movie, and the play it was drawn from, show how daily life was conducted during the war. Unexpected things happen, but people find ways to survive. Above all, it is a story of survival and adaptation. the bicycle symbolises luisitos innocence disappearing as at the beginning ...
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