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2 secondes (1998)
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Laurie, a professional downhill racer gets fired because of her slight overindulgence in irresponsibility... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
I want to go bike riding moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Charlotte Laurier | ... | Laurie |
| Dino Tavarone | ... | Lorenzo |
| Jonathan Bolduc | ... | Jeune Lorenzo |
| Suzanne Clément | ... | La Bella |
| Yves Pelletier | ... | Steff |
| Louise Forestier | ... | Mere de Laurie |
| André Brassard | ... | Gasket |
| Pascal Auclair | ... | Lebland |
| JiCi Lauzon | ... | Willie |
| France Galarneau | ... | Marcia |
| Alexis Belec | ... | Tom |
| Jude-Antoine Jarda | ... | Grolo |
| Marie-Hélène Gagnon | ... | Mme Blackburn |
| Ginette Boivin | ... | Receptionniste #1 |
| Mireille Naggar | ... | Receptionniste #2 |
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100 minCountry:
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FrenchColor:
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Singapore:R(A) (cut)Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaMOVIEmeter: 
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This is a sweet & simple French-Canadian film about an ex-racing cyclist (played by Charlotte Laurier in that weird & aloof way that French actresses use to express nearly all their emotions) who finds herself working as a courier just so she can ride her bike. I found some of the acting (especially by the English-speakers in the first ten minutes) to be stiff & high-schooly, but once everyone's able to speak French, it goes much more smoothly.
The plot, as above, might be dull if there weren't an amazing character like Lorenzo, the ex-racer from Italy (played with all the requisite gruff & creaks by Dino Tavarone) who runs the bicycle shop that Laurier has to take her bike to. He's able to put her life in perspective & the long scene in the middle of the film in which he talks about his "big race" is some of the finest one-on-one filmmaking I've seen in ages.
The film has some nice, adrenalin-filled moments but the heart of the story is more sedate, involving relativity & finding out what is important in one's life. It's not sappy or saccharin, but it's not something you'll entirely relate to, either. You'll enjoy the performances & forgive the eccentricities (the revelation about the main character's sexuality, thrown in somewhere in the middle, seemed woefully out of place) &, if you're like me, you'll want to go out & ride a bike for a while.