The Lovers on the Bridge

1991 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Romance

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 16972 17K

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Plot summary

Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.

Director

Leos Carax Photo
Leos Carax

Top cast

Juliette Binoche Photo
Juliette Binoche as Michèle Stalens
Edith Scob Photo
Edith Scob as La femme en voiture
Marie Trintignant Photo
Marie Trintignant as Voix off
Alain Dahan Photo
Alain Dahan as Un endormi
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.13 GB
1280*766
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 11
2.1 GB
1792*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 6 min
Seeds 49

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bootboyd 8 / 10

Style over substance...

...but what style! The most expensive French film ever made when it came out, this film features some spectacular set-pieces, particularly the French bi-centennial celebrations that provide a backdrop. It has its weaknesses, but when I saw this in the cinema I was blown away. Denis Lavant puts in a particularly strong performance as Alex, the depressive and tender down-and-out obsessed with Binoche's Michele. Watch it, even if you find nothing else in it, the visuals are astonishing.
Reviewed by morrison-dylan-fan 7 / 10

"When I try to paint,this eye here bulges out of my head,like a snail."

Reading up about the Cinéma du Look movement,I found out that along with Luc Besson and Jean-Jacques Beineix there was a third director,whose name I had not previously connected to Look.Taking a look at Leos Carax's credits,I discovered that one of Carax's titles was the most expensive French film ever made! (at the time) Which led to me getting ready to join the lovers on the bridge.View on the film:Handling the biggest budget for a an offering from the movement,writer/director Leos Carax & cinematographer Jean-Yves Escoffier conjure up moments of pure Cinéma du Look magic blazing the sky and water in pulp colours as ultra-stylised tracking shots fully display the remarkable set.Focusing on the "alienated youth" of Cinéma du Look.Carax gives the tittle brittle edges which open up youth hostels and also whips up the frenzied romance between Michèle and Alex in decadent whip-pans and razor sharp editing giving the movie an excellent,raw animated atmosphere.Spending most of the film on the bridge,the screenplay by Carax casts a vast odyssey over Alex and Michèle relationship-a relationship which Carax subtly designs to complement each of their flaws,from Michèle gaining full sight at herself and the paintings,to Alex finding an inability to compromise his stay on the bridge.Spanning a period of over 3 years,Carax captures the psychological power play between Michèle (played by a stunningly tough edged Juliette Binoche) and Alex, (played with a real Punk attitude by Denis Lavant)but struggles to build a sense on the passage of time giving a depth to the relationship, due to Caraz threading the romance in an uneven, disjointed manner,as the lovers meet on the Cinéma du Look bridge.
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