A love letter to cycling that'll make you feel the burn without touching a bike.
Combining the author's poetic voice with those of Bernard Hinault, Antoine de Caunes, and Daniel Mangeas, the film offers a passionate journey into the heart of the history and imagination of the Tour. It captures the spirit of the great epics, the Anquetil-Poulidor duel, Yvette Horner's accordion, the popular fervor, but also the physical and spectacular reality of the dangers of racing. Women's cycling plays an important role thanks to the testimony of Cédrine Kerbaol. The contemporary scene is represented by cyclist Guillaume Martin.
Direction
Rivière and Muckensturm weave poetry into pain.
Writing
Actually makes drug scandals feel elegiac.
Director
Antoine Rivière
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dictionnaire amoureux' format is a beloved French literary series—imagine a passionate encyclopedia written by obsessed experts. This film adapts that energy to the world's most brutal sporting event.
Daniel Mangeas was the Tour's legendary voice for 40 years, announcing riders in his distinctive booming cadence. His presence here is basically the film's heartbeat.
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