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Girl on the Bridge

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For the 1951 film, seeThe Girl on the Bridge (1951 film).
Girl on the Bridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatrice Leconte
Written bySerge Frydman
Produced byChristian Fechner
Starring
CinematographyJean-Marie Dreujou
Edited byJoëlle Hache
Distributed byUGC Fox Distribution
Release date
  • March 31, 1999(1999-03-31)
(France)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$5.1 million

The Girl on the Bridge(French:La fille sur le pont)[2]is a 1999 Frenchdrama film[3]shot inblack and whiteand directed byPatrice Leconte,starringDaniel AuteuilandVanessa Paradis.

Plot

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The story centres aroundknifethrowerGabor (Auteuil) and a young woman called Adèle (Paradis), whom he meets as she prepares to jump from a bridge. Gabor intervenes, persuading Adèle to become thetarget girlin hisknifethrowing act.The film follows their relationship as they travel abroad, selling and performing their act. Their companionship and teamwork mean great luck for both of them. When they are separated, she in Greece and he in Turkey, their lives once again become luckless.

Cast

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Music

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The soundtrack consists entirely of existing music, withWho Will Take My Dreams AwaybyMarianne Faithfull,I'm SorrybyBrenda LeeandGoodbyein a version ofBenny Goodmanrecurring during the film. Other music includes other numbers by Benny Goodman andNoro Morales,Festival in Valenciaby Charles Smitton, Italian music by the Orchestra Secondo Casadei, Turkish music from the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, and the Austrian National Anthem.

Release

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The film grossed 22.6 million Franc ($3.4 million) in France.[4]Paramount Classicsacquired theUnited Statesdistribution rights to this film and gave it a limited U.S.theatrical releaseon July 28, 2000; the film went on to gross $1,708,839 in U.S. theaters,[5]which was a good result for a non-English film. Ruth Vitale (president of Paramount Classics at that time) declared herself pleased with the film's performance in the U.S. market.[6]However, Paramount did not release the film onDVDuntil July 2008.

Daniel Auteuilwon aCésaras best actor for his role in 2000, and a similar prize at the Festival deSant Jordiin 2001. The film won the Prix du public at theCinemaniafestival inMontréalin 1999 and the best foreign film at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards in 2000.

The action of the film proper begins on thePasserelle Debillyin Paris, and ends on theGalata Bridgein Istanbul.

See also

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References

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  1. ^page for La Fille sur le pont (1998) at Ciné-Ressources websiteaccessed 10 March 2020.
  2. ^The British Film Institute page for the filmLa Fille sur le pontand the Pathè DVD (2000) give the title in English asThe Girl on the Bridge.
  3. ^The 2000 Pathè DVD describes the film as a 'romantic comedy'; British Film Institute page for the film categorize it under 'comedy' and 'romance'.
  4. ^Meaux Saint Marc, Francoise (10 December 1999). "France: Top 10 Local Production Companies 1999".Screen International.p. 19.
  5. ^"Girl on the Bridge (1999) - Box office / business".IMDb.Retrieved30 October2014.
  6. ^"Foreign-language fare lost in B.O. translation".Variety.7 September 2006.Retrieved30 October2014.
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