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Girl on the Bridge

Original title: La fille sur le pont
  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
15K
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Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis in Girl on the Bridge (1999)
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ComedyDramaRomance

One night, a fading entertainer intervenes when a woman contemplates suicide, beginning a strange, unpredictable relationship.One night, a fading entertainer intervenes when a woman contemplates suicide, beginning a strange, unpredictable relationship.One night, a fading entertainer intervenes when a woman contemplates suicide, beginning a strange, unpredictable relationship.

  • Director
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Writer
    • Serge Frydman
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Paradis
    • Daniel Auteuil
    • Frédéric Pfluger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writer
      • Serge Frydman
    • Stars
      • Vanessa Paradis
      • Daniel Auteuil
      • Frédéric Pfluger
    • 71User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Vanessa Paradis
    Vanessa Paradis
    • Adèle
    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • Gabor
    Frédéric Pfluger
    • Contortionist
    Dimitris Georgalas
    • Takis
    • (as Demetre Georgalas)
    Catherine Lascault
    • Irene
    Isabelle Petit-Jacques
    • Bride
    Mireille Mossé
    • Miss Memory
    Didier Lemoine
    • TGV Ticket Conductor
    Bertie Cortez
    • Kusak
    Stéphane Metzger
    • Italian Waiter
    Claude Aufaure
    Claude Aufaure
    • Suicide Victim
    Farouk Bermouga
    • TGV Waiter
    Nicolas Donato
    • Mr. Loyal
    Enzo Etokyo
    • Italian Megaphone
    Giorgios Gatzios
    • Barker
    Pierre-François Martin-Laval
    Pierre-François Martin-Laval
    • Fireman #1
    Franck Monsigny
    • Intern
    Boris Napes
    • The Barman
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writer
      • Serge Frydman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The opening sequence lasts for more than 7 minutes with a monologue by Vanessa Paradis. In the DVD commentary, director 'Patrice Leconte' says that a single shot was necessary using several cameras.
    • Goofs
      After the train has passed, Gabor steps off the rail, and again after the cut.
    • Quotes

      Adèle: Learn to lose, or you'll take wining for granted.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: American Beauty/Blue Streak/For Love of the Game (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Sorry
      Written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self

      Performed by Brenda Lee

    User reviews71

    Featured review
    7/10

    Daniel Auteuil as charismatic as ever!

    This is a surreal and light-hearted romance story between a lonely middle-age man in solitude and a promiscuous young lady who decided there was no more to her life and would be desperate to try anything and put herself to the most of the extremes in a quest for excitement and sexual satisfaction. The fact that the movie was done in black-and-white added a layer of drama and mystery to the story. It seems to me that the writer was trying to get across a message that sometimes true love can surpass the materialistic desires like money, sex and lust, and the pair managed to find a unique and non-sexual way of connecting to each other.

    Not a bad cinematic experience, especially with Daniel Auteuil being as charismatic and captivating as ever! There is something with this guy which you just can't find from other actors and which will glue you to the screen just to watch him in any type of actions with amazement. And he is one of those guys who can do the very witty and sometimes dream-like dialogues so naturally as in this movie that the audience will not be left with a feeling of pretentiousness or disbelief.
    • Mancic2000
    • Dec 31, 2008
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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Paramount Classics
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • Greek
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • The Girl on the Bridge
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • Les Films Christian Fechner
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,708,496
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,567
      • Jul 30, 2000
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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