Girl on the Bridge
Girl on the Bridge | |
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Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
Written by | Serge Frydman |
Produced by | Christian Fechner |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
Edited by | Joëlle Hache |
Distributed by | UGC Fox Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $5.1 million |
The Girl on the Bridge (
.Plot
After an interview sequence with a girl, the plot centres around knifethrower Gabor (Auteuil) and the girl, called Adèle (Paradis), whom he meets as she prepares to kill herself by jumping from a bridge. Gabor intervenes to prevent the suicide and persuades Adèle to become the target girl in his knifethrowing act. The film then follows their relationship as they travel to Monaco then into Italy and onto a cruise ship with their act. Their companionship and teamwork mean great luck for both of them. Then they get separated, she to Greece and he to Turkey, and their lives once again become luckless. The film ends on a bridge in Istanbul, this time with her saving him from suicide.
Cast
- Vanessa Paradis as Adèle
- Daniel Auteuil as Gabor
- Frédéric Pfluger as Contortionist
- Demetre Georgalas as Takis
- Catherine Lascault as Irène
- Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Bride
- Mireille Mossé as Miss Memory
- Didier Lemoine as TGV ticket conductor
- Mylène Farmer (uncredited guest appearance in a hallway and beside the stage)
- Bertie Cortez as Kusak
- Stéphane Metzger as Italian waiter
- Claude Aufaure as Suicide victim
- Farouk Bermouga as TGV waiter
- Nicolas Donato as Mr. Loyal
- Enzo Etokyo as Italian megaphone
- Giorgios Gatzios as Barker
Music
The soundtrack consists entirely of existing music, with Who Will Take My Dreams Away by Marianne Faithfull, I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee and Goodbye in a version of Benny Goodman recurring during the film. Other music includes other numbers by Benny Goodman and Noro Morales, Festival in Valencia by Charles Smitton, Italian music by the Orchestra Secondo Casadei, Turkish music from the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, and the Austrian National Anthem.
Release
The film grossed 22.6 million Franc ($3.4 million) in France.
The action of the film proper begins on the Passerelle Debilly in Paris, and ends on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul.
See also
References
- ^ page for La Fille sur le pont (1998) at Ciné-Ressources website accessed 10 March 2020.
- ^ The British Film Institute page for the film La Fille sur le pont and the Pathè DVD (2000) give the title in English as The Girl on the Bridge.
- ^ The 2000 Pathè DVD describes the film as a 'romantic comedy'; British Film Institute page for the film categorize it under 'comedy' and 'romance'.
- ^ Meaux Saint Marc, Francoise (10 December 1999). "France: Top 10 Local Production Companies 1999". Screen International. p. 19.
- ^ "Girl on the Bridge (1999) - Box office / business". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Foreign-language fare lost in B.O. translation". Variety. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2014.