The London nobody knows : and Les bicyclettes de Belsize / directed by Norman Cohen ; directed by Douglas Hickox; starring Judy Huxtable, Anthony May.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Optimum Releasing, 2008.Description: 1 DVD (46 minutes and 27 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inchesISBN:
  • 5055201802194
Subject(s): Summary: Double-bill of short films showing aspects of a bygone London. In 'The London Nobody Knows' (1967), James Mason narrates as the viewer is taken on a tour round a side of London the tourists don't see. Documenting the street vendors and local characters, and giving a fascinating glimpse of a culture soon to disappear, the film contrasts starkly with the 'swinging sixties' vision of London at the time. In the short musical 'Les Bicyclettes De Belsize' (1969), a young man falls in love with a fashion model after seeing her photograph. Most of the film involves following the characters, on bicycle, around the Hampstead area of London, to the accompaniment of a musical soundtrack.
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'The London nobody knows' was originally released as a motion picture in 1967. 'Les Bicyclettes De Belsize' was originally released as a motion picture in 1969.

Double-bill of short films showing aspects of a bygone London. In 'The London Nobody Knows' (1967), James Mason narrates as the viewer is taken on a tour round a side of London the tourists don't see. Documenting the street vendors and local characters, and giving a fascinating glimpse of a culture soon to disappear, the film contrasts starkly with the 'swinging sixties' vision of London at the time. In the short musical 'Les Bicyclettes De Belsize' (1969), a young man falls in love with a fashion model after seeing her photograph. Most of the film involves following the characters, on bicycle, around the Hampstead area of London, to the accompaniment of a musical soundtrack.