Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
| Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist | |
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 DVD cover of Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist | |
| Directed by | James Erskine |
| Produced by |
James Erskine Victoria Gregory |
| Starring |
Andrea Gambadoro Conan Sweeny |
| Music by | Lorne Balfe |
| Cinematography | Joel Devlin |
| Edited by | Arturo Calvete |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist is a 2014 feature-length documentary film directed by James Erskine. It is about life and death of the road racing cyclist Marco Pantani.
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist was averagely received mostly because of the too much sympathetic representation with regards to the accusation of doping. The Guardian gave the documentary 3 stars out of five, praising the "thrilling footage' but criticising how "it can't close the book on the doping allegations".[1] Similarly, The Huffington Post stated that the director tended to eschew exploring Pantani's dark side in favor of focusing on his achievements.[2] Also Time Out gave the documentary 3 stars out of five, describing Pantani's depiction much softer than most media accounts of Lance Armstrong.[3]
The documentary has a 81% rating and an average rating of 6.2/10 on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus not yet reached.[4]
References
- ↑ McCahill, Mike (14 May 2014). "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist review – shrewd documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Caroline (27 May 2014). "'Marco Pantani: The Accidental Death Of A Cyclist' Review - A Tragedy Behind A Sporting Scandal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Calhoun, Dave (14 May 2014). "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist". Time Out. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 August 2015.