Synopsis
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
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Cast
- Vanessa ParadisAdèle
- Daniel AuteuilGabor
- Demetre GeorgalasTakis
- Catherine LascaultIrène
- Frédéric PflugerContortionist
- Isabelle Petit-JacquesBride
- Mireille MosséMiss Memory
- Didier LemoineTGV Ticket Conductor
- Bertie CortezKusak
- Stéphane MetzgerItalian Waiter
Recommendations
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Girl on the Bridge, with its doomed art-house romanticism and echoes of Fellini, may not be the deepest piece of filmmaking out there now, but it is easily the most intoxicating. Take the leap. - 100
Rolling Stone
Paradis sizzles in a star-making role that gleams like one of Gabor's blades. She's a spellbinder. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
Leconte (''Ridicule'') gives his heart to the luck of romance, to the dream state visual style of Fellini, and, most lyrically, to the passion of the dagger point swoon. - 91
Portland Oregonian
It's a film of sneaky power, peculiar delights and, finally, the ability to dazzle. - 90
Salon
Shot in sumptuous black-and-white by Dreujou, Girl on the Bridge might just be the most beautiful-looking movie of the year. - 89
Austin Chronicle
New and amazing -- it takes you back to the days when French filmmaking and French filmmakers were the darlings and saviors of the cinematic cutting edge. It's a great film, simply told, and a pleasure to watch. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
What's best about the movie is its playfulness. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Locale is crucial here, and Monte Carlo, Athens and Istanbul are a wonderful trio of cities for glamorous romance, intrigue and danger--and they could not seem more richly atmospheric with Dreujou's lush camerawork.
