Island Etude

Nov 22, 2006

1h 48m

★ 7.5

Life is waiting… Just around the bend!

Overview

Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he graduates from college.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd.

Island Etude Trailers

Cast

Ming

Ming-hsiang Tung

Teacher Liu

Yang Li-Yin

Husband

Hsu Hsiao-Shun

Teacher Tian Bei

Tender Huang

Maiden Sayon

Saya Chang

Film Director

Danny Deng

Tour Bus Driver

Wu Nien-jen

Tour Guide

Yung-Feng Lee

Wang Chien-He

Bamboo Chen

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6.1

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6.0

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6.1

American Flyers

Aug 16, 1985

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

6.6

The Flying Scotsman

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Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.

6.0

Spaak

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6.4

The Program

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An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

0.0

Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist

Sep 16, 2010

Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge heartthrob. Koblet had a meteoric rise and won the Giro d'Italia in 1950. Once he had reached the zenith of his career, Koblet was put under pressure by overly ambitious officials and ended up ruining his health with drugs. In 1954, he married a well-known model and they became a celebrity dream couple. After his athletic career ended, Koblet began to lose his footing. Threatened by bankruptcy, he crashed his Alfa into a tree.

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0.0

Cuore in gola

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No overview available.

5.4

Cyclomania

Mar 2, 2001

K and Eetu are the best friends. They work together as bike couriers in the center of Helsinki, and training tightly every night to reach success of bicycle racing. However, life will change once and for all when a charming and resolute student girl Oona is coming to work in same courier company.

7.1

Breaking Away

May 24, 1979

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

5.5

Quicksilver

Feb 14, 1986

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

6.5

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6.8

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2.0

Čestné kolo

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6.2

Messengers

Aug 21, 1999

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6.7

Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase

Oct 24, 2007

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4.4

2 Seconds

Sep 12, 1998

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5.8

Breath

Sep 27, 2007

A 12-year-old boy who is yet to feel the first trembles of love. He is shy when a girl calls him for a bike ride and then at the beach it becomes clear that he is a bit embarrassed of his body, as he struggles behind a towel to change into his swimming suit.

0.0

Poslední etapa

Apr 26, 1963

An international cycling race requires the full commitment of all forces, there is not only rivalry between the competitors, but also a willingness to help each other.