Kid with a Bike
A quietly rapturous film about love and redemption from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
The Kid with a Bike
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this deeply moving new film by the Dardenne brothers (L’ENFANT, ROSETTA) delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril (newcomer Thomas Doret). When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril obsessively tries to find his bicycle—after all, his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off, he reasons. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cécile de France), a woman who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her—though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, THE KID WITH A BIKE is a film about a child, abandoned to the elements, learning to become good.
“Its beauty and intensity stay with you long afterward. The Dardennes’ gift for shattering simplicity still seems akin to magic.” - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
“An edge-of-your-seat emotional roller-coaster ride...It’s sometimes terrifying, often heart-rending and completely worth it. Definitely sunnier and arguably more accessible than their earlier films. Not a second is wasted, and every scene has a purpose."
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
A Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
“Its beauty and intensity stay with you long afterward. The Dardennes’ gift for shattering simplicity still seems akin to magic.” - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
“An edge-of-your-seat emotional roller-coaster ride...It’s sometimes terrifying, often heart-rending and completely worth it. Definitely sunnier and arguably more accessible than their earlier films. Not a second is wasted, and every scene has a purpose."
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
A Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
87
Language
French
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cast
Thomas Doret,
Cécile De France,
Jérémie Renier
Awards:
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies
But this isn't an American movie; it's a Belgian movie, and it's a Belgian movie written and directed by the venerable brother team of Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. And in Dardenne Brothers movies there are no big speeches. There's barely any music, if at all. Things happen, terrible things ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 3.23.12 - 4.29.12
Town Center 5 3.23.12 - 4.19.12
Claremont 5 4.06.12 - 4.12.12
Monica Film Center 4.20.12 - 5.03.12
NoHo 7 4.27.12 - 5.03.12
Lumiere Music Hall 5.04.12 - 5.10.12
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