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The film captures not just the events of the 1976 edition but the atmosphere of a professional race. It begins by introducing the contenders: [[Eddy Merckx]], [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] (the previous year's winner), [[Freddy Maertens]], and [[Francesco Moser]], each with their supporting riders (the [[Cycling domestique|domestiques]]), who are charged with helping their team leader win. The film gives views of the team directors, protesters (the race is halted for a while), spectators, mechanics and riders. As the cobbled section is entered the selection begins. Riders puncture, crash, make the wrong move - the race plays out. By the finish in the velodrome in [[Roubaix]] only a few are in with a chance. The winner is a surprise ([[Marc Demeyer]]), but that is part of the appeal. Post-race the exhausted riders, mired in dirt, give interviews in the velodrome's showers. |
The film captures not just the events of the 1976 edition but the atmosphere of a professional race. It begins by introducing the contenders: [[Eddy Merckx]], [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] (the previous year's winner), [[Freddy Maertens]], and [[Francesco Moser]], each with their supporting riders (the [[Cycling domestique|domestiques]]), who are charged with helping their team leader win. The film gives views of the team directors, protesters (the race is halted for a while), spectators, mechanics and riders. As the cobbled section is entered the selection begins. Riders puncture, crash, make the wrong move - the race plays out. By the finish in the velodrome in [[Roubaix]] only a few are in with a chance. The winner is a surprise ([[Marc Demeyer]]), but that is part of the appeal. Post-race the exhausted riders, mired in dirt, give interviews in the velodrome's showers. |
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<blockquote>''"You can see every bead of sweat on the cyclists and every smashed-up ankle. It really makes you never want to get on a bike again. But it is an amazing film."'' - Nick Fraser, BBC [[commissioning editor]]<ref>{{cite news |
<blockquote>''"You can see every bead of sweat on the cyclists and every smashed-up ankle. It really makes you never want to get on a bike again. But it is an amazing film."'' - Nick Fraser, BBC [[commissioning editor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/films/id-103/view.html |title=Adelaide Film Festival 2007 |publisher=Adelaide Film Festival |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-03-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227182705/http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/films/id-103/view.html |archivedate=2007-02-27 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref></blockquote> |
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<blockquote>''"Arguably the best film ever made about professional cycling"'' - Peter Cowie, ''International Film Guide''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.biff.no/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 |title=Bergen International Film Festival |publisher=Bergen International Film Festival |year=2003 |accessdate=2007-03-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050819165824/http://www.biff.no/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 |archivedate=August 19, 2005 }}</ref></blockquote> |
<blockquote>''"Arguably the best film ever made about professional cycling"'' - Peter Cowie, ''International Film Guide''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.biff.no/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 |title=Bergen International Film Festival |publisher=Bergen International Film Festival |year=2003 |accessdate=2007-03-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050819165824/http://www.biff.no/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 |archivedate=August 19, 2005 }}</ref></blockquote> |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/sunday-in-hell.shtml BBC documentary on ''A Sunday in Hell''] (''[[Storyville (television series)|Storyville]]'') |
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/sunday-in-hell.shtml BBC documentary on ''A Sunday in Hell''] (''[[Storyville (television series)|Storyville]]'') |
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*[http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/films/id-103/view.html Adelaide Film Festival] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227182705/http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/films/id-103/view.html Adelaide Film Festival] |
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*[http://www.biff.no/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 Bergen International Film Festival 2003] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050819165824/http://www.biff.no:80/2003/index.php3?Eng=&ID=FilmEng&counter=140 Bergen International Film Festival 2003] |
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Revision as of 22:02, 1 October 2016
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| Directed by | Jørgen Leth |
| Written by | Jørgen Leth |
| Produced by | Christian Clausen |
| Narrated by | David Saunders |
| Edited by | Lars Brydesen |
| Music by | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | English |
A Sunday in Hell (original title: En Forårsdag i Helvede) is a 1976 Danish documentary film directed by Jørgen Leth. The film is a chronology of the 1976 Paris–Roubaix bicycle race from the perspective of participants, organizers and spectators.
Paris–Roubaix is the most famous and usually the most dramatic of the spring classics. Much of the latter portion is over narrow, cobbled tracks that choke with dust on dry days and become slick and muddy in rain. For the riders it's a challenge to keep going without puncturing or crashing.
The film captures not just the events of the 1976 edition but the atmosphere of a professional race. It begins by introducing the contenders: Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck (the previous year's winner), Freddy Maertens, and Francesco Moser, each with their supporting riders (the domestiques), who are charged with helping their team leader win. The film gives views of the team directors, protesters (the race is halted for a while), spectators, mechanics and riders. As the cobbled section is entered the selection begins. Riders puncture, crash, make the wrong move - the race plays out. By the finish in the velodrome in Roubaix only a few are in with a chance. The winner is a surprise (Marc Demeyer), but that is part of the appeal. Post-race the exhausted riders, mired in dirt, give interviews in the velodrome's showers.
"You can see every bead of sweat on the cyclists and every smashed-up ankle. It really makes you never want to get on a bike again. But it is an amazing film." - Nick Fraser, BBC commissioning editor[1]
"Arguably the best film ever made about professional cycling" - Peter Cowie, International Film Guide[2]
References
- ^ "Adelaide Film Festival 2007". Adelaide Film Festival. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bergen International Film Festival". Bergen International Film Festival. 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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External links
- A Sunday in Hell at IMDb
- A Sunday in Hell at AllMovie
- BBC documentary on A Sunday in Hell (Storyville)
- Adelaide Film Festival
- Bergen International Film Festival 2003
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