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The Girl on the Bridge is a french film of genre Drama directed by Patrice Leconte released in USA on 4 september 1999 with Vanessa Paradis
The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
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Add to a movie listGirl on the Bridge (French: La fille sur le pont) is a 1999 French film shot in black and white and directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis.
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The plot centres around knifethrower Gabor (Auteuil) and a girl called Adèle (Paradis), who intends to kill herself by jumping from a bridge. Gabor intervenes to prevent the suicide and persuades Adèle to become the target girl in his knifethrowing act. The film then follows their relationship as they travel around Europe with the act. Their companionship and teamwork mean great luck for both of them. Then they get separated and their lives once again become luckless. The film ends on a bridge in Istanbul, this time with her saving him from suicide.Actors
Vanessa Paradis
(Adèle)
Daniel Auteuil
(Gabor)
Catherine Lascault
(Irène)
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
(Bride)
Mireille Mossé
(Miss Memory)
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