Cycling the Frame

Name: Cycling the Frame
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1988-08-30
Duration: 27 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Tilda Swinton

TV Movie
1988
27m

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6.7/10

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Documentary

In 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle, accompanied by filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. Starting and ending at the Brandenburg Gate, Swinton leads us on a journey that is b... Read allIn 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle, accompanied by filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. Starting and ending at the Brandenburg Gate, Swinton leads us on a journey that is by turns idyllic, surreal, whimsical and depressing.In 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle, accompanied by filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. Starting and ending at the Brandenburg Gate, Swinton leads us on a journey that is by turns idyllic, surreal, whimsical and depressing.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

478

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The soliloquy "I must ring Sally tomorrow" which we hear from the cyclist is a reference to Sally Potter with whom Tilda Swinton was collaborating with on the film Orlando (1992).

Connections
Followed by The Invisible Frame (2009)

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Featured review

5/10

Get On Yer Bike Tilly!

Oddly enough this is the second Tilda Swinton on a bike in Berlin movie I have seen. The other was B Movie, in which she appears uncredited however its obvious to anyone that its her in these scenes.

This is basically a short road (pavement?) movie which the camera follows Tilda as she travels the length of the Berlin wall from the West Side. The only spoken component are her musings on the what the wall means and the occasional reading of German signs which she encounters. Unfortunately the version I saw had subtitles but for some unknown reason didn't translate the German into English. Not everyone can speak German like Tidla I'm afraid... Overall its a relaxing affair, the emotional impact of the movie has lost some of its punch as the wall is no more. But if watching a young Tilda Swinton on a bike for 20 mins is your thing then give it a go.