Merckx
Christophe Hermans, Boris Tilquin / BE, 2025 / 84 min.
Portrait of the best road racing cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx. Where did his exceptional drive to outdo himself arise? Merckx illustrates ‘the Cannibal’’s career revealing the inspiring human behind the legend. Featuring footage never seen before.
Between 1967 and 1975, Eddy Merckx won everything there was in professional road cycling, leaving his competitors in the dust: five Tour de Frances, five Giro D’Italias, three World Championships, a Vuelta de’Espana, a legendary world hour record in Mexico and countless one-day classics.
Inside less than a decade he grew to become the ultimate cycling legend, nicknamed ‘the Cannibal’. However, the more he won, the more admiration turned to polatisation. Merckx follows the greatest cyclist of all times exceptional course.
Preliminary film
Before the screening of Merckx you will see the short film Espectacular (2') from the Eye Korte Film Poule. This is the video clip by Tanoca (Pau Albà Jiménez) for the song 'Espectacular' by Joan Colomo. The music video was made by applying various frame-by-frame techniques to the original images of the film Tour de France 1953 (Haghefilm, 1953) from the Eye collection.
Details
Director
Christophe Hermans, Boris Tilquin
Production year
2025
Country
BE
Original title
Merckx
Length
84 min.
Language
French, Dutch, Italian
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP
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