Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert is a 2001 French-Belgian comedy film directed by Philippe Harel.
Plot
In the early 1970s Ghislain Lambert, a Belgian cyclist who is born on the same day as Eddy Merckx, wants to become a cycling champion after seeing TV footage of Merckx winning his 1972-hour record. He tries to get involved with a big cycling championship, but only gets a job as a water carrier. His obsession becomes bigger when Merckx appears to him in a dream. Determined in his dream of becoming a victorious cyclist Lambert tries to look for different ways to achieve his goal...
Cast
Benoît Poelvoorde - Ghislain Lambert
José Garcia - Claude Lambert
Daniel Ceccaldi - Maurice Focodel
Sacha Bourdo - Denis
Emmanuel Quatra - Riccardo Fortuna
Jean-Baptiste Iera - Fabrice Bouillon
Christelle Cornil - Babette
Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert - Madame Lambert
Fernand Guiot - M. de Kimpe
Antoine de Caunes - Narrator
Frédéric Renson - Manu
Pierre Martot - Dr. Epedex
Éric Naggar - Le mage
Michel de Warzée - Mr. Vandenbroek
François Berland - TV animator
Fabian Lion - Swedish cyclist
Sources
External links
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252665/reference
http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=29196.html
Belgian comedy films
French comedy films
2001 films
Cycling films
Films set in the 1970s
Films set in Belgium
Films shot in Belgium
Films set in France
Films shot in France
Films directed by Philippe Harel
Cultural depictions of Eddy Merckx
2001 comedy films
2000s French films
