The Cycle of Love revisits the story of artist PK Mahanandia and Lotta von Schedvin. A Guardian interview with director Orlando von Einsiedel explores how a long-distance bicycle journey became the subject of a documentary.
The film follows a relationship that began in New Delhi in the 1970s. The linked feature discusses the people and filmmaking behind the story.
A journey retold on screen
The film follows artist Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia and Lotta von Schedvin, who met in Delhi in 1975. His later journey towards Sweden became the centre of their story. The coverage makes clear that the trip involved more than cycling alone, including other transport along the way—a useful detail when an extraordinary life becomes a simplified headline.
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