YMMV / Breaking Away

• Award Snub: It's amazing Paul Dooley wasn't even nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, as his performance anchors the whole movie.
• Awesome Music: If you're a classical music fan, there's quite a collection of great music on the soundtrack, from Mendelssohn's Symphony #4 in A Major (nicknamed the Italian) to the overture of Rossini's Barber of Seville and, as mentioned on the main page, "Martha".
• Tear Jerker: Dave crying on his father's shoulder after the Italians knocked him out of the race, and Ray's confused attempts to comfort him. Doubles as a Heartwarming Moment.
  Ray: I didn't want you to be this miserable. A little bit's all I asked for. Talk to him, Evelyn. (Evelyn can't speak because she's crying)

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