The Lovers on the Bridge

1991 | Color | 126:00

Around the Pont Neuf (the oldest bridge in Paris, contrary to its name), a love story develops between two homeless people: Alex and Michelle. He is a frustrated circus performer and alcoholic; she, a painter who is suffering from a painful breakup and losing her eyesight. A bond of mutual dependence grows and intensifies between them.

Country: Francia
Direction: Carax; Leos
Script: Carax; Leos
Production: Fechner; Christian
Photography: Escoffier; Jean-Yves
Sound: Morelle; Henri
Music: Iggy Pop, David Bowie
Cast:del Perugia; Alexandre, Binoche; Juliette, Lavant; Denis
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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