The Girl On the Bridge [Blu-ray]

Director: Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte

Overview

La fille sur le pont is perhaps the most sensual film made by Patrice Leconte since Le mari de la coiffeuse. Shot in black-and-white in 16mm, the film also evokes a magical quality, so that when Leconte shows a rainbow, or the sunset over the Acropolis in Athens, we see colors. The main theme is confidence, the most important element in any relationship. The film begins with loud and vibrant Turkish gypsy music and immediately cuts to Ad?le, a 21-year-old girl with a self-confidence problem. She faces a psychologist who is only a voice, unseen by the audience. This long monologue is a single take of about seven minutes. The next scene is on a Paris bridge where Ad?le is contemplating suicide. All of a sudden, Gabor appears. He earns his living throwing knives around live targets and a desperate woman is an ideal potential partner. What follows is a road movie with fantastic dimensions. Two lost souls find each, as they travel through Europe trying their luck in posh casinos and always winning. They never make love, but the bond between them is very strong. Both Vanessa Paradis and Daniel Auteuil give perhaps the best performances of their careers.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/2024
UPC:	0738329266998
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Kino Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	17,151

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vanessa Paradis	Adele
Daniel Auteuil	Gabor
Frederic Pfluger	Contortionist
Demetre Georgalas	Takis
Catherine Lascault	Irene
Isabelle Petit-Jacques	Bride
Mireille Mosse	Miss Memory
Didier Lemoine	TGV Ticket Conductor
Bertie Cortez	Kusak,Actor
Stephane Metzger	Italian Waiter
Claude Aufaure	Suicide Victim
Farouk Bermouga	TGV Waiter
Nicolas Donato	Mr. Loyal
Enzo Etoyko	Italian Megaphone
Giorgios Gatzios	Barker
Pierre-Francois Martin-Laval	Fireman 1
Franck Monsigny	Intern
Boris Napes	The Barman
Luc Palun	Stage Manager
Jacques Philipson	Guy in T-Shirt
Jean-Paul Rouvray	Fireman 2
Philippe Sire	Hotel Concierge
Natascha Solignac	Nurse
Isabelle Spade	Casino Woman
Jacques Vertan	Clown
Bruno Villien	Casino Neighbor
Nicola Donata	Actor

Technical Credits

Serge Frydman

Patrice Leconte	Director
Remi Canaple	Stunts
Patrick Cauderlier	Stunts
Christian Fechner	Producer
Philipe Hubin	Special Effects
Elisabeth Joinet	Stunts
Roland Neunreuther	Stunts
Herve Truffant	Executive Producer
Alain Villain	Stunts
Serge Frydman	Screenwriter
Hervé Truffaut	Executive Producer
Dominique Hennequin	Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Lainé	Sound/Sound Designer
Jean-Paul Hurier	Sound/Sound Designer
Jean Goudier	Sound/Sound Designer