In July 2010, Laurent Fignon, the great cycling legend, commented on the Tour de France. Although the two-time tour winner of the 80s has incurable cancer, he follows as a reporter day by day the entire race. His doctor should treat him medically during the tour. After facing each other in disgust, the two men develop more understanding for each other from stage to stage. For Laurent, ending this tour means upholding life, even though broadcasting efforts are reducing the chances of a successful life-prolonging therapy.
Acting
Le Bihan's physical decline is devastatingly understated.
Direction
Onteniente lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Fabien Onteniente
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Samuel Le Bihan actually met the real Laurent Fignon before his 2010 death; Fignon reportedly approved of the casting.
Fignon lost the 1989 Tour by 8 seconds—the closest margin in history—making his final Tour commentary a poetic bookend to his career.
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