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Breaking Away

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A 1979 Oscar-winning film directed by Peter Yates about an American small-town teenager who becomes obsessed with Italian bicycle racing and creates an Italian persona for himself.

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Mentioned once in Fraternal Schwinns.

Fraternal Schwinns

Season 10 · Episode 16 · S10E16

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“This theme was also used in the 1979 Oscar-winning film "Breaking Away" about an American small-town teenager who becomes so obsessed with a team of Italian bike race champions that he creates an Italian persona for himself, including listening to Rossini's operas.”
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