1991 2h 6m Leos Carax

The Lovers on the Bridge

Name: The Lovers on the Bridge
Genre: Romance, Drama, Made in Europe
Released: 1991
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Klaus-Michael Grüber, Édith Scob

★ 7.6 IMDb

Romance Drama Made in Europe

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.

Writer Leos Carax

Cast Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Klaus-Michael Grüber, Édith Scob

DP Jean-Yves Escoffier

Music Arvo Pärt

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The Lovers on the Bridge by Jonathan Rosenbaum The Lovers on the Bridge by David Sterritt, Cineaste

On Leos Carax

Leos Carax, "Pola X": Beauty Is What Drives Us to Despair By Zaven Boyajyan by Zaven Boyajyan, FIPRESCI “Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder”: Leos Carax’s Repressed Musicals by Bart Versteirt, photogénie Leos Carax by Mike Walsh, Screening the Past

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