The Girl on the Bridge (1999)

7.0/10 90 min Drama Comedy Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Vanessa Paradis

Adèle

Daniel Auteuil

Gabor

Demetre Georgalas

Takis

Catherine Lascault

Irène

Isabelle Petit-Jacques

Bride

Stéphane Metzger

Italian Waiter

Claude Aufaure

Suicide Victim

Farouk Bermouga

TGV Waiter

Pierre-François Martin-Laval

Fireman #1

Franck Monsigny

Intern

Luc Palun

Stage Manager

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