Lulu on the Bridge (1998)

Director:

Paul Auster

Writer (WGA):

Paul Auster (written by)

Release Date:

14 August 1998 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Is she real? ..or did he make her up?

Plot:

A famous jazz saxophonist whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

Plot Keywords:

Stone | Saxophonist | Jazz | Telephone Number | Actress

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	Izzy Maurer
Richard Edson	...	Dave Reilly
Don Byron	...	Tyrone Lord
Kevin Corrigan	...	Man With Gun
Mira Sorvino	...	Celia Burns
Victor Argo	...	Pierre
Peggy Gormley	...	Dr. Fisher
Harold Perrineau	...	Bobby Perez
Gina Gershon	...	Hannah
Sophie Auster	...	Sonia Kleinman
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Catherine Moore
Mandy Patinkin	...	Philip Kleinman
Greg Johnson	...	Stanley Mar
David Byrne	...	'Laughing Man' Escort
Holly Buczek	...	Dying Girl
Lou Reed	...	Not Lou Reed
Tom Gilroy	...	Restaurant Man #1
Paul Lazar	...	Restaurant Man #2
Michael Cerveris	...	Restaurant Man #3
Slava Schoot	...	Russian Thug
Henry Yuk	...	Chinese Thug
Fred Norris	...	German Thug
Willem Dafoe	...	Dr. Van Horn
Brian McGuinness	...	Pursuer #1
Neil Donovan	...	Pursuer #2
Socorro Santiago	...	Paramedic #1
O.L. Duke	...	Paramedic #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Lyn Baron	...	Nancy (scenes deleted)
Cara Buono	...	Molly (DVD deleted scene) (uncredited)
Stockard Channing	...	Celia's agent (voice) (uncredited)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Black (DVD deleted scene) (uncredited)
Jared Harris	...	Alvin Shine (DVD deleted scene) (uncredited)
Karen Sillas	...	Candy (DVD deleted scene) (uncredited)
Josef Sommer	...	Peter Shine (DVD deleted scene) (uncredited)
Nick Stellate	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Auster

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Auster		(written by)

Produced by
Jane Barclay	....	executive producer
Melissa Chesman	....	associate producer
Ira Deutchman	....	executive producer
Sharon Harel	....	executive producer
Greg Johnson	....	producer
Amy J. Kaufman	....	producer
Peter Newman	....	producer

Original Music by
John Lurie
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Alik Sakharov

Film Editing by
Tim Squyres

Casting by
Ann Goulder
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Kalina Ivanov

Art Direction by
Ed Check

Costume Design by
Adelle Lutz

Makeup Department
Leslie Fuller	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Yael Melamede	....	post-production supervisor
Jennifer Roth	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Bernstein	....	second assistant director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second second assistant director
Bailey Marks	....	trainee assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	first assistant director

Art Department
James Bono	....	assistant property master
Roburta Burroughs	....	art department intern
Lauren Doner	....	scenic artist
Janene Higgins	....	graphic designer
Wayne T. Leonard	....	props assistant
Jeff Mazzola	....	property master

Sound Department
Michael Barosky	....	sound
Benjamin Cheah	....	foley supervisor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Sean Huff	....	assistant sound editor
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor
Eddie Quinn	....	boom operator: Dublin
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley editor
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Williams	....	sound designer
Jerry Yuen	....	utility sound

Special Effects by
Paul Camarro	....	on set dresser
Peter Kunz	....	special effects
Bill Traynor	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Fritz Archer	....	digital effects editor
Jennifer Basnyat	....	title designer
Scott Dougherty	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
Tanya Doyle	....	Visual Effects Production Assistant
Michael Eringis	....	digital effects artist
Michael Feder	....	digital effects coordinator
Jesse Hollander	....	digital effects artist
Mitch Kopelman	....	digital effects supervisor
Vincent Lavares	....	technical assistant supervisor: Cinesite
Christopher Scollard	....	digital effects producer
John Siczewicz	....	senior digital artist: Blue Sky Studios
Tim Speltz	....	technical assistant
Leon Xiao	....	chief systems administrator
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects production coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Anthony Condren	....	stunt safety
Joe Condren	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Butler	....	focus puller
Darryl Byrne	....	clapper loader dailies
Brian Carmichael	....	video operator
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Brant S. Fagan	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Fradianni	....	generator operator
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer
David Grennan	....	clapper loader
Lukasz Jogalla	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jamie A. Marlowe	....	assistant camera
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
James McMillan	....	key grip
Rick Raphael	....	Steadicam operator
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer: Dublin
Gerard Sava	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Rebecca L. Murray	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe supervisor
Tim McKelvey	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Tom Cross	....	second assistant editor
Susan Littenberg	....	first assistant editor
Shelby Siegel	....	apprentice editor
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative matcher
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher
Shelly Westerman	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Brian Williams	....	music designer

Other crew
Naoise Barry	....	co-location manager: Ireland
Suzo Barzman	....	assistant: Ms. Sorvino
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	legal services
Larry Donahue	....	chef
Lori Keith Douglas	....	production coordinator
Betsy Friedman	....	production assistant
Damon Michael Gordon	....	location scout
Steve Kornacki	....	assistant production coordinator
Jesse Nye	....	production assistant
Lauri Pitkus	....	location manager
Carla Raij	....	assistant location manager
Peggy Robinson	....	production assistant
Eric Yellin	....	key production assistant
Ante Novakovic	....	assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Denis O'Sullivan	....	assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)

Thanks
Juliette Binoche	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Capitol Films
• Redeemable Features

Distributors

• Atalanta Filmes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
• José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 2 Entertain Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Aquarius TV (2009) (Greece) (TV)
• Aventi (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Glowing Stone Productions Inc.
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Trimark Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Blue Sky Studios
• Blue Sky/VIFX

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, brief strong language and sensuality

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

The character of Dr. Van Horn was originally written for novelist Salman Rushdie, a good friend of Paul Auster. Because the fatwah issued against Rushdie by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 had not been lifted, production costs would have exploded because of the necessary security to guard Rushdie. The part eventually went to Willem Dafoe.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Izzy is at Celia's apartment for the first time and closes the curtains to make it dark, there is a lot of light coming in even with the curtains closed. When they turn the lights off, the room is very dark.

Quotes:

Hannah:You still don't know who I am, do you? After all these years, you still don't have a clue.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Edge of Outside (2006)

a gem of a film

This movie is an original - a gem. Fifteen minutes after it was over I began weeping - I was so touched. It is never too late. One can lead a rotten life, but there is always hope - even in the strangest of times - to find love and to become a person worthy of being loved in return. To provide more details would undermine the movie's original theme. Indeed, the description on this web page is not at all what the film is really about. I don't know why the ratings aren't higher. Perhaps the movie is lost on impatient souls who need lots of action to keep their attention intact.