The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Directed by Patrice Leconte
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama, Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Jul 28, 2000 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
A woman's long history of bad luck starts to change when she puts her life on the line in this romantic drama. Adèle (Vanessa Paradis) is a 22-year-old woman whose life seems to have been a long series of miscalculations; she's never had much luck with love, life, or career, and is standing on a bridge overlooking the Seine one night, contemplating suicide, when she's approached by a man named Gabor (Daniel Auteuil). Gabor announces he's a knife-thrower who needs a new human target for his act. Would Adèle be interested? Adèle's immediate answer is to jump into the water, but after Gabor fishes her out and gets her to a hospital, she has a change of heart and the pair are soon on their way to Monaco, where Gabor gets a spot at a circus. Adèle and Gabor make a great team; he's good with knives, she's young and beautiful, and suddenly Adèle's luck starts to change. She visits a casino one night and comes home with a fortune, and even when Gabor throws blindfolded, she walks away without so much as a scratch. However, an obvious chemistry is brewing between the two, which leads to a dilemma: Gabor has a strict policy of never getting romantically involved with his partners. Will he make an exception, or is Adèle's new run of luck coming to an end?
Characteristics
Moods
Keywords
bridge [structure], circus, confidence, luck, partner, relationship, suicide-attempt
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Production Values