Bicycles Are for the Summer

Bicycles Are for the Summer Spanish Las bicicletas son para el verano is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernn Gmez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid. It was released as a popular film in the same year, directed by Jaime Chvarri.

Don Luis Don Luis is the husband of Doa Dolores and the father of Manolita and Luisito. Don Luis provides most of the comic relief in what would otherwise be a solely tragic play. He provides encouragement and optimism to his family and neighbours throughout the play, despite the suffering they undergo. Although the play is left open ended, it seems likely that Don Luis will end up in a concentration camp because of his republican sympathies and the fact that he created a trade union at the bodega where he worked during the war.Doa Dolores Doa Dolores is more conservative than her liberal husband. Whilst she is easily persuaded by her husband, she often disapproves of the direction her daughters career is taking at the beginning of the play and enjoys her traditional way of life. ........

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