Stars and the Water Carriers

(1974)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1974

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: Denmark

Director: Jørgen Leth

Cast: Eddy Merckx

Plot

The images from the Tour de France in the television production Eddy Merckx in the Vincinity of a Cup of Coffee may be seen as a small sketch for the fully unfurled epic cycling drama Stars and Watercarriers. The film follows the 1973 Giro d'Italia and in his commentary Leth explains the fascination exerted by the great cycle races: "The most beautiful, most pathetic images cycling can give us involve extreme performances in classic terrain."