Girl on the Bridge
- Daniel Auteuil: Gabor
- Vanessa Paradis: Adèle
- Catherine Lascault: Irène
- Demetre Georgalas: Takis
- Didier Lemoine: Schaffner
- Bertie Cortez: Kusak
The Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont ) is a French film directed by Patrice Leconte from the year 1999.
Action
Adèle is a young woman who never had luck in love. When she wants to jump off a bridge one night, she is approached by Gabor. He is a professional knife thrower and offers her as his partner to work instead of throwing their lives. However, you jump; Gabor their jumps and saves them. It now takes his offer and begins to enjoy life on Gabor's side. Together they take on visiting casinos across Europe and are always accompanied by good luck - even with Gabor's "blind " knife throwing: Adèle is hidden behind a curtain when Gabor throws his knife. Adèle meets a young Greeks, who has recently married, leaves Gabor and flees with the young Greeks in a lifeboat from a cruise ship on which she was booked with Gabor. Gabor injured in an appearance his new partner and is stranded in Istanbul. There he is injured by a truck as he believes to see Adèle. After his release from the hospital, he decides to put an end to his life and wants to jump off a bridge. A young woman speaks to him: it is Adèle, which uses the same words as he months earlier.
Reviews
" A timeless, formal masterful love story with impressive main characters, but too much pays homage to the great examples of French melodrama and finds no independent form and action. "
" In striking black and white images told Patrice Leconte ( " The engagement of Monsieur Hire, "" The Hairdresser's Husband "), but do not bring the story of two tired of life, who would like to get closer to finish it. Despite impressive premise many moments are unfortunately so protracted that quickly Yawn effect occurs. "
Awards
- César 2000: Best Actor for Daniel Auteuil
- Audience Award at the Festival de Montréal Cinemania 1999
- Don Quixote Award - Special Mention at the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary 1999.
- Best Foreign Language Film Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2000.