A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix
Directed by Jørgen Leth25 de febrero de 1977 1h 51minDocumental, Sport
7.774%6.9
The film follows the French Paris-Roubaix spring classic, notorious for the hellish paves or cobbled roads of the north "which are no longer used for traffic but only for transporting cattle - and for cycle races". We are there from the dawn preparations and rituals on the outskirts of Paris and through the rigours of the race with special focus on a number of prominent cyclists to the final outcome on the Roubaix cycle track - followed by the filthy riders taking their showers. There is also an eye for life among the spectators and the media event as such. The film alternates among different kinds of shot with a view to establishing the most suitable view of the narrative: shots from motorcycles, which are able to convey the motion of the race and provide close ups of the riders in the style of television cycle race reporting; fixed cameras stationed at strategically important points along the route, where viewers can watch riders passing in real time and thus gain a clear overview of the distance between the leaders and the main field: and the Olympian eye of the helicopter shots.
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A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix was released on 25 de febrero de 1977.
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix was directed by Jørgen Leth.
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix has a runtime of 1h 51min.
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix was produced by Steen Herdel, Jørgen Leth.
The film follows the French Paris-Roubaix spring classic, notorious for the hellish paves or cobbled roads of the north "which are no longer used for traffic but only for transporting cattle - and for cycle races". We are there from the dawn preparations and rituals on the outskirts of Paris and through the rigours of the race with special focus on a number of prominent cyclists to the final outcome on the Roubaix cycle track - followed by the filthy riders taking their showers. There is also an eye for life among the spectators and the media event as such. The film alternates among different kinds of shot with a view to establishing the most suitable view of the narrative: shots from motorcycles, which are able to convey the motion of the race and provide close ups of the riders in the style of television cycle race reporting; fixed cameras stationed at strategically important points along the route, where viewers can watch riders passing in real time and thus gain a clear overview of the distance between the leaders and the main field: and the Olympian eye of the helicopter shots.
The key characters in A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix are Himself (Roger De Vlaeminck), Himself (Marc Demeyer), Himself (Freddy Maertens).
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix is a Documental, Sport film.
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.