Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le Pont)

Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le Pont) (1999)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (6,791 ratings)

A woman's long history of bad luck starts to change when she puts her life on the line in this romantic drama. Adèle (Vanessa Paradis) is a 22-year-old woman whose life seems to have been a long series of miscalculations; she's never had much luck with love, life, or career, and is standing on a… More

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Patrice Leconte
Written By
Serge Frydman
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 4, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Jul 29, 2008
Paramount Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    A lovely, hopelessly romantic little bauble that catches the light no matter how you turn it.

  • Jay Antani, Cinema Writer

    an oddly amusing and touching work

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    It's a mish-mash of bits of old movies, but they've been wrapped up nicely.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    This is a love story for adults. The lovers' acting: impeccable. The music fits like a glove. The plot: they'll die without each other. This movie is filled with delightfully original ideas set in the surreal atmosphere of a circus, and who better than the French to pull… More

  • Luke B


    A charming and romantic film. It's shot with such wonderful precision, no shot is wasted. The black and white photography gives it a softer feel. The real brilliance comes in the romantic elements being downplayed. It's the kind of love that is mostly friendship, but could… More

  • Morgan G


    A beautiful film. The conversation between Adele and Gabor when separated is wonderfully done, Auteuil was hillariously witty, the black and white effect was stunningly used and the ending was superbyl underdone.

  • El Hombre I


    This is a great movie. A very touching story of Adele, a sad young woman with a uncontrollable tendency to run away with men who inevitably hurt her, and Gabor, a knife thrower with a sorrowful past. Filmed in black and white, The Girl on the Bridge is beautiful, but its narrative… More

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