Movie Details
Original Language:English
Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
Audience Score
30 min
A 1968 British musical short film 30 mins starring Judy Huxtable and Anthony May It was directed by Douglas Hickox It tells the story of a young man May cycling around the Hampstead NW3 area of London on a Raleigh RSW16 After crashing into a billboard he falls in love with a fashion model Huxtable depicted on it Despite the title the Belsize Park area does not actually feature There is almost no spoken dialogue and the soundtrack to the film is musical virtually throughout The title song of the film has been a hit for Mireille Mathieu and Engelbert Humperdinck a top ten hit in the UK and a top 40 hit in the USA amongst others The title is derivative of the French film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg apart from a musical theme there is no other obvious link
DirectorDouglas Hickox
