Stars and the Water Carriers

Stars and the Water Carriers

6.5

1974-08-14

The images from the Tour de France in the television production Eddy Merckx in the Vincinity of a Cup of Coffee may be seen as a small sketch for the fully unfurled epic cycling drama Stars and Watercarriers. The film follows the 1973 Giro d'Italia and in his commentary Leth explains the fascination exerted by the great cycle races: "The most beautiful, most pathetic images cycling can give us involve extreme performances in classic terrain."

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Stars and the Water Carriers

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The images from the Tour de France in the television production Eddy Merckx in the Vincinity of a Cup of Coffee may be seen as a small sketch for the fully unfurled epic cycling drama Stars and Watercarriers. The film follows the 1973 Giro d'Italia and in his commentary Leth explains the fascination exerted by the great cycle races: "The most beautiful, most pathetic images cycling can give us involve extreme performances in classic terrain."

Released

1974-08-14

Runtime

91

Director

Jørgen Leth

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

Dansk

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Casts

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    Eddy Merckx

    Eddy Merckx