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The Girl on the Bridge

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One chilly night, on a Paris bridge, a girl leans out over the Seine with tears in her eyes, contemplating the icy waters below. Suddenly, a stranger with a penetrating gaze emerges out of the darkness, a man who will change her life. It is Gabor, a once brilliant but now fading performer in need of a partner. He has set his sights on this luckless but oddly alluring Adele, a girl with nowhere to go who is shifting nervously on the edge of a decision.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3.5/4
What's best about the movie is its playfulness. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/01/2024
3/4
It isn’t quite a comedy, isn’t quite a love story, and isn’t quite a melodrama. In fact, part of the appeal of Girl on the Bridge is that it’s difficult to pigeonhole. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/21/2022
4/5
A very well-written and well conceived picture with a lot of heart simmering under the surface. Go to Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing 02/03/2020
Girl on the Bridge is pure, buttery fantasy with all the attendant empty calories. Go to Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 12/11/2008
3.5/4
A lovely, hopelessly romantic little bauble that catches the light no matter how you turn it. Go to Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
3/5
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jordan m @RT33422384 02/25/2022 I liked this a lot more than most other French movies I've seen, though obviously not as much as Amelie. The black & white seemed like a gimmick and there were so many metaphors in the dialogue that it sailed past sophistication and landed in "nobody talks like that" territory, but the chemistry between the two leads was believable. The girl served the same purpose to the movie as she does to Auteuil's knife-throwing act and they wrapped the movie up really nicely at the end by coming full circle. This could easily have overstayed its welcome as a 2-hour slog, but at a brisk 90 minutes I quite enjoyed watching it. See more 09/25/2018 Just loved that movie. Beautiful well written story of luck, love and destiny. Vanessa Paradis is perfect for the part with a lot of texture, giving the character of Adele a range from sexy vamp to clumsy ingenue, sometimes candid, light and funny, other times almost neurotic and instable. Unltimately it's a feel good movie but not in the way you'd necessarily expect. There is a good life lesson to take from it too. See more 09/21/2015 This tale of ill-fated love is pretty to look at, but was a bit slow at times, so proceed with caution. But you don't get a love story between a depressed young woman and a knife thrower either, so there's some novelties to be had here. Rental. See more 03/20/2015 Awful soundtrack, Why are people making movies in Black and white? Vanessa Paradise is Beautiful. The story is not interesting enough for 90 minutes. See more 12/16/2014 It's both fake and charming. I like Vanessa Paradis, though See more 06/13/2014 It was okay. Why was the girl being interviewed at the beginning of the movie? I was waiting to find out if she was being charged with something, e.g. murder. I like foreign movies but this one failed to grab my full attention. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Patrice Leconte

Director

Daniel Auteuil

Gabor

Vanessa Paradis

Adele

Demetre Georgalas

Takis

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Bride

Frederic Pfluger

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The Girl on the Bridge

Daniel Auteuil stars as Gabor. Patrice Leconte directs stars Vanessa Paradis and Daniel Auteuil on the set. Daniel Auteuil stars as Gabor. Vanessa Paradis stars as Adele. Vanessa Paradis stars as Adele. Vanessa Paradis stars as Adele. Daniel Auteuil stars as Gabor and Vanessa Paradis stars as Adele. Vanessa Paradis stars as Adele. The Girl on the Bridge (1999) View more photos

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Synopsis One chilly night, on a Paris bridge, a girl leans out over the Seine with tears in her eyes, contemplating the icy waters below. Suddenly, a stranger with a penetrating gaze emerges out of the darkness, a man who will change her life. It is Gabor, a once brilliant but now fading performer in need of a partner. He has set his sights on this luckless but oddly alluring Adele, a girl with nowhere to go who is shifting nervously on the edge of a decision.
Director
Patrice Leconte
Producer
Christian Fechner
Screenwriter
Serge Frydman
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Sofica Sofinergie 5, UGCF, Le Studio Canal +, France 2 Cinema, Films Christian Fechner [fr]
Rating
R (Sexuality)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1999, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 6, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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