On a Bicycle

On a bicycle (Original title: À bicyclette) is a 2001 French drama, comedy television film directed by Merzak Allouache.

Plot
It is the winter of 1995. A general transport strike running for a week has brought the French region of Ile de France to a complete halt. Going to wok on their bicycles, Anne, a postal sorting employee, and Patrice, owner of an industrial laundry, a chance meeting at a traffic light would change their lives.

At the traffic light, an amused smile is exchanged. As soon as, Anne begins to pedal, her bike's chain comes off the rails. Patrice gets to shows off his handyman skills. A thank-you coffee in her favorite bistro leads to them meeting again the next day and things hit off. But then Anne's husband, an adventurer who disappeared in the tropics six months earlier, shows up.

Cast

 * Bruno Todeschini as Patrice
 * Elise Tielrooy as Anne
 * Rochelle Redfield as Alisson
 * Arielle Sémenoff as Chantal
 * Arno Chevrier as Gérard
 * Pascale Michaud as Cathy
 * Philippe du Janerand as Monsieur Richard
 * Fadila Belkebla as Nadia
 * Béatrice Michel as Véro
 * Matthieu Rozé as Fabien
 * Gad Elmaleh as Le veilleur de nuit

Development
The film was produced by France 2 (FR2), a French public national television channel.

Merzak Allouache also co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Schoeller and Caroline Thivel.