‘Breaking Away’ : Tale of four teens

'Breaking Away', 1979 Academy awarded film movie revolving around four teenagers will be screened at the American Centre at 6.00 pm on June 10. Directed by Peter Yates it stars Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley in the major roles.

Dennis Christopher stars as a recent high school graduate in Bloomington, Indiana, who is caught with his friends - Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley -- coasting between high school and deciding what to do with the rest of their lives. Dennis Christopher's character Dave wants to be a champion bicycle racer and he idolizes the Italian racing team -- so much so that he speaks, thinks, and acts Italian, all to his father's forlorn exasperation. Dave falls for a college girl, but is ashamed to admit he is a local and poses as an Italian exchange student to impress her. Dave is particularly excited when his heroes -- the Italian racers - come to town for a race. But they are even more snobbish than the college students and rely on dirty tricks to keep Dave from winning a race against them.

The film won Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Barrie), Best Director, Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score and Best Picture