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Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le Pont) (1999)

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Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 40
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A woman's long history of bad luck starts to change when she puts her life on the line in this romantic drama. Ad�le (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.

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Patrice Leconte

Written By: Serge Frydman

In Theaters: Sep 4, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Jul 29, 2008

Paramount Classics

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Critic Reviews for Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le Pont)

All Critics (67) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (5) | DVD (4)

A lovely, hopelessly romantic little bauble that catches the light no matter how you turn it.

December 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

an oddly amusing and touching work

August 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer

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Jay Antani

Cinema Writer

It's a mish-mash of bits of old movies, but they've been wrapped up nicely.

November 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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This is a love story for adults. The lovers' acting: impeccable. The music fits like a glove. The plot: they'll die without each other. This movie is filled with delightfully original ideas set in the surreal atmosphere of a circus, and who better than the French to pull that off? Tremendous tension, great dialogue, unique setting, and photography.

January 4, 2011

Cynthia S.

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A charming and romantic film. It's shot with such wonderful precision, no shot is wasted. The black and white photography gives it a softer feel. The real brilliance comes in the romantic elements being downplayed. It's the kind of love that is mostly friendship, but could tip over at anytime. Any film involving a

April 24, 2009