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  • Actors: Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil, Frédéric Pfluger, Demetre Georgalas, Catherine Lascault
  • Directors: Patrice Leconte
  • Writers: Serge Frydman
  • Producers: Christian Fechner, Hervé Truffaut
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Nov 2000
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004YVED
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,041 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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2.35 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
French
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original Theatrical Trailer
English


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In his magical, erotic eighteenth feature, French director Patrice Leconte (RIDICULE, MONSIEUR HIRE) captivates viewers from the first elegant black and white frame. In the prologue, fragile beauty Adele (Vanessa Paradis) recounts her wayward, sadly promiscuous past in a comically matter-of-fact manner. Despite the lighthearted telling, Adele sees her life (all twenty-two years of it) as a tragic run of bad luck, leading her to a bridge on the Seine. She is saved from suicide by the arrival of Gabor (Daniel Auteuil) who jumps in after her. After the rescue, Gabor whisks Adele away to be the new assistant for his knife-throwing act. She blooms under his tutelage, and Gabor reaches new heights of his craft conceding that before Adele, he too, was lost. They happily traverse the Mediterranean, performing for thrilled crowds, and find they share a mystical, telepathic bond that comes in handy in casinos. As their feelings deepen, the knife-act becomes an erotic substitute, fraught with sexual tension (particularly in the beautiful scene beneath a railway bridge set to Marianne Faithful). Will the two realize in time that like the torn half of a dollar bill that Gabor gives Adele, each is useless apart
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Girl on the Bridge, 28 Aug 2006
This is a beautiful little story about a knife-thrower who rescues a girl from attempting suicide and who, very quickly, after employing her as his assistant, strikes up a psychic bond with her. It is not until the end, after numerous obstacles, when she rescues him back that they realise that they have no choice but to spend the rest of their lives together. It is beautifully shot in black and white, and exquisitely acted by both Auteuil and Paradis, you can not help but fall in love with them.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Touching, 23 Nov 2000
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This is a beautiful film, visually as well as in content. It is shot stylishly in black and white and has a very timeless classic feel to it, with a bursting jazz soundtrack and the main action centring around the antiquated art of knife throwing. Daniel Auteuil is perfect and completely convincing as the knife thrower who rescues Adele, a suicidal nymphomaniac, played by Vanessa Paradis, who is mesmerising in the title role. Gabor tells Adele that "the audience has to fall in love with you" and we all do. Every thud of the knife makes the pulse race, even when you know the outcome. In one gorgeous scene the pair do their act alone and it is so intimate and private but it's touching as well as sensual, which pretty much sums it up, beautiful, sexy and moving, one of the few romantic comedies that I like. There is only a slightly odd trailer.
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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, romantic and utterly captivating..., 28 May 2006
By John Dynan "JD" (Elwood, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews
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"The Girl on the Bridge" ("La Fille Sur Le Pont") is a rare gem of a film which can be a romantic comedy, a tragedy and a suspense film all rolled into one. With powerhouse performances from Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis, this film will have you laughing and squirming in your seat at the same time. I defy anyone to actually stop the film and make a cup of coffee. I couldn't take my eyes off it.

Paradis is a lonely, depressed 21 year old woman at the end of her rope. The opening scene is pure quality as her character, Adele, explains her frustration at the mercy of the love / sex dichotomy; her composure slowly crumbling along the way. She goes to a bridge in Paris to end it all and meets Gabor (Auteuil), a burnt out 40+ year-old circus knife thrower. Gabor explains that he stands on bridges looking for desperate women to partner him in his act. Rather than sacrificing his dignity in order to disuade her from suicide, Gabor resorts to reverse psychology and both of them wind up in the river. In the hands of an older man, Adele learns a level of self control she never had and Gabor gets the co-worker he has always wanted and needed. As a partnership, they are complete but it will depend on Adele's ability to deny herself the thing which has brought her undone for so long. Denying her fear in the act is easier.

The first time they appear in public, Gabor goes all-out to impress his audience, gambling on the symbiosis of their relationship with a maximum risk performance. The scene is truly gut wrenching and frightening; an exploration of the voyeurism in humans which will attract us to such an act. The brutality of the thump as the knife hits the backboard has them squirming in their seats and Adele and Gabor discover something new about themselves. They communicate even when they are apart. They can gamble together even when they are not together and luck is on their side. In the stage lights they are brilliant.

The scene at the rail yard in Italy examines their relationship in an off-stage performance which takes them to new heights as they both experience the erotic pleasure of danger and completeness to the haunting Marianne Faithfull song "Who Will take My Dreams Away?". Soon, however, Adele's period of sexual denial comes to an end and she leaves Gabor, resulting in their return to their previous luckless existences. The ending, for me, was a little predictable but it didn't detract from a film which is a guilty pleasure to watch.

Beautifully shot in black and white and featuring a lot of hand-held shots and snappy editing, the transfer has a lustrous quality to it and I simply could not imagine it in colour. The lighting is superb and renders a rich grey scale. The script is wonderful with a healthy helping of black humour and romantic tension. It has been said that the most romantic monent is the last breath before the first kiss. In this film that last breath goes for almost the entire film. Patrice Leconte is the only director I can think of who could have done this film justice and he delivers in a big way.

Top marks at all levels.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hot French And Spicy....ish
Great story line. Sort of French relationship that might have been. Knife edge action..so to speak. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. M. Gwennap

5.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously mad, very stylish, see it!
This story of two very different yet similar people (with an age difference) is simple and works magnificently because it's so well written, shot, acted and paced. Read more
Published 7 months ago by SL-N/1973

4.0 out of 5 stars Understated sexiness
Certainly enjoyable enough for its low-key humour, understated sexiness and satisfying ending.

But this is primarily for anyone who adores both Daniel Auteuil and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Four Violets

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine bit of Patrice Leconte fluff revolving around luck, sex and flying cutlery
She: Suicidal, about to jump off a bridge. He: A carnival knife thrower. Would you like to be my target, he asks. Sounds like a match made in heaven. Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. O. DeRiemer

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply gorgeous
Spoilers.....

I love this movie. I've always liked anything that Auteuil does so was bound to watch this and what a feast it is. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Helen

5.0 out of 5 stars bit of quality cinema
a great film, easy to watch with a good story content.
vanessa paradis hmmmm oh la la, its worth watching just to see her smoulder on screen, sometimes you want it to be in... Read more
Published 23 months ago by E. J. Williams

2.0 out of 5 stars A French chick flick
Unrealistic without being fantasy. This is entertaining with some beautiful shots (mainly paradis) but don't expect a great script, commanding performances or twisting plots. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by Mr. S. J. Warrilow

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming, quirky, love story
Adèle (Paradis), who feels she's terminally unlucky (especially where men are concerned), is found on a bridge by Gabor (Auteuil). Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2006 by Francisco

2.0 out of 5 stars Style over substance
This film aims to be - with inverted commas writ large - "stylish" and "quirky"; the result is bloody irritating. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2006 by Miss Laura Board

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical and delightful!!
I fell in love with this whimsical and delightful film the first moment I saw it at my local film society three or so years ago. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2006 by film fan

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