The Girl on the Bridge

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The Girl on the Bridge ★★★ Le Fille sure le Pont 1998 (R)

An unconventional romance that finds middle-aged professional knifethrower Gabor (Auteuil) calmly engaging in conversation with suicidal Adele (Paradis), the titular character. After a young lifetime of perpetual bad luck, what could be better for Adele than to risk everything every night by becoming Gabor's new partner. The duo seem to have a telepathic communication that makes them a great success but luck has a way of changing. Great chemistry between the worldweary Auteuil and the gamine Paradis that is all the more apparent because their characters maintain a handsoff relationship. French with subtitles. 92m/B VHS . FR Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis, Demetre Georgalas, Isabelle PetitJacques; D: Patrice Leconte; W: Serge Frydman; C: JeanMarie Dreujou. Cesar ‘00: Actor (Auteuil).

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