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Breaking Away

Free Admission
Directed by Peter Yates.
With Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern.
US, 1979, DCP, color, 100 min.

This charming American working-class coming-of-age story features Dennis Christopher as a townie teenage cyclist who longs to be Italian, the nationality of all of the world class racers.

This film is brought to you by your cycling pals at the Harvard Film Archive and is free and open to the public. Covered bicycle parking is available.

This program is presented in conjunction with Bay State Bike Week. For information about other Bike Week events at Harvard, please visit CommuterChoice.

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