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Girl on a Bicycle (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Girl on a Bicycle' (; "Love and Other Turbulence") is a 2013 English-language independent romantic comedy directed and written by Jeremy Leven, produced by Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann, and starring Vincenzo Amato, Nora Tschirner, Paddy Considine, Louise Monot, and Stphane Debac. 'Girl on a Bicycle' was filmed in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, and Paris, France.
Plot
Paolo, an Italian who drives a Paris tour bus, has just proposed to his true love, German stewardess, Greta, when a young French beauty, Ccile pulls up beside his bus on her bicycle and, in short order, Paolo, following some very bad advice from his friend, Derek, finds himself with a German fiance, a French "wife", two Australian children who call him Papa, and his life upside-down.
Cast
*Nora Tschirner as Greta
*Vincenzo Amato as Paolo
*Paddy Considine as Derek
*Louise Monot as Cecile
*Christine Citti as Dominique
*Stphane Debac as Francois
*Chiara de Luca as Police woman
Production
'Girl on a Bicycle' is written and directed by Jeremy Leven (screenwriter of 'The Notebook)', and produced by Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann (producers of The Lives of Others). It was filmed in Munich and Paris.
Release
Warner Bros. released the film in Germany in Spring 2013. In June 2013, Monterey Media bought the United States distribution rights and has released the film in the United States in Fall 2013.
'Girl on a Bicycle' was selected to screen at the following film festivals:
*2013 Austin Film Festival
*2013 Ft Lauderdale International Film Festival
*2013 Daytona Beach Film Festival
*2014 Sedona Film Festival
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 'Girl on a Bicycle' has an approval rating of 8% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 3.30/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Tom Long of 'The Detroit News' have said that "Stupidity is an international condition. How reassuring", while Odie Henderson of 'RogerEbert.com' gave it a half star and said that "[the film] may be the worst romantic comedy I have ever seen, and this is not hyperbole".
According to Sheri Linden of 'Los Angeles Times', the film is "more of a foolish plod than a weightless rollick".
References
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