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Boy and Bicycle
The film follows a boy as he plays truant from school and visits various locations around the seaside town on his bicycle. We hear his thoughts in a stream of consciousness voice-over partly inspired by James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses.
This was Ridley Scott's first film, made initially on a budget of £65 using a Bolex 16mm cine-camera, and completed in 1965 with the help of a grant provided by the BFI's Experimental Film Fund.
UK 1965 Dir Ridley Scott
Produced by Ridley Scott
Production company: the BFI Experimental Film Fund
Starring Tony Scott
c. 27 mins. Black and white
Produced by Ridley Scott
Production company: the BFI Experimental Film Fund
Starring Tony Scott
c. 27 mins. Black and white
Keywords: truancy, bicycle, cycling, school, freedom, beach, seaside, pier, seagulls.
Clip(2:15)
The boy cycles away from his school.
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