The title of this movie pretty says it all: it is a documentary of the 1953 Tour de France. Seemingly shot from cars that accompanied the cyclists, there are many great shots of the racers, both in close up and at long distance. Cycling enthusiasts should enjoy the movie and anyone interested in seeing France in the post war years should as well. Two slight caveats: The movie is Dutch, so there is a slight bias toward the Dutch team, but many other cyclists are followed as well. The commentary is well written and informative, but rather breathlessly delivered. Which brings me to the other problem with the movie: the narration is so fast that any non-Dutch speaker will have a hard time reading the subtitles and watching the action. There were many times I gave up following what was going on and just enjoyed the visuals.
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