The Girl on the Bridge

1999 1h 30m FR

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7.0

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88%

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7.5

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★7.0TMDB · 241🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 14,575

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vanessa Paradis
Adèle
Daniel Auteuil
Gabor
Demetre Georgalas
Takis
Catherine Lascault
Irène
Frédéric Pfluger
Contortionist
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Bride
Mireille Mossé
Miss Memory
Didier Lemoine
TGV Ticket Conductor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Patrice Leconte
Writers: Serge Frydman
Languages: French, Greek, Italian, Turkish
Countries: France, Turkey, Greece

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, Greek, Italian, Turkish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Turkey, Greece.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patrice Leconte, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joëlle Hache shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vanessa Paradis and Daniel Auteuil and Demetre Georgalas carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0144201 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Patrice Leconte directs. Jean-Marie Dreujou behind the camera. Joëlle Hache cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Turkey, Greece. Dialogue in French, Greek, Italian, Turkish.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, Greek, Italian, Turkish.
4International production across 3 countries: France, Turkey, Greece.
5Directed by Patrice Leconte, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Joëlle Hache shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vanessa Paradis and Daniel Auteuil and Demetre Georgalas carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0144201 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "suicide", "france", "paris, france", "gambling".