Vive le Tour (S)
1962·France·19 min.
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It chronicles the Tour de France and focuses on issues such as providing food for the racers, dealing with injuries and doping. The New York Times describes the film as containing "ebullience, whimsy, jet black humor, awe and unspeakable tragedy" and as "a worshipful documentary of a sport made by a man who knew it intimately and loved it." "Vive le tour" won the Leipzig DOK Festival Golden Dove award in 1966.
DirectorLouis Malle
ScreenwriterLouis Malle
MusicGeorges Delerue
CastJean Bobet
Original titleVive le Tour (S)