The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
Director:
Patrice Leconte
Writer:
Serge Frydman
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Vanessa Paradis as Adèle |
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Daniel Auteuil as Gabor |
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Demetre Georgalas as Takis |
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Catherine Lascault as Irène |
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Frédéric Pfluger as Contortionist |
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Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Bride |
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Mireille Mossé as Miss Memory |
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Didier Lemoine as TGV Ticket Conductor |
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Bertie Cortez as Kusak |
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Stéphane Metzger as Italian Waiter |
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Claude Aufaure as Suicide Victim |
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Farouk Bermouga as TGV Waiter |
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Nicolas Donato as Mr. Loyal |
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Enzo Etokyo as Italian Megaphone |
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Giorgios Gatzios as Barker |
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Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Fireman #1 |
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Franck Monsigny as Intern |
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Boris Napes as The Barman |
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Luc Palun as Stage Manager |
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Jacques Philipson as Guy in T-Shirt |
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Jean-Paul Rouvray as Fireman #2 |
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Philippe Sire as Hotel Concierge |
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Natasha Solignac as Nurse |
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Isabelle Spade as Casino Woman |
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Jacques Vertan as Clown |
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Bruno Villien as Casino Neighbor |
| Production | Christian Fechner | Producer |
| Directing | Patrice Leconte | Director |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache | Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Serge Frydman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Serge Frydman | Dialogue |
| Production | Hervé Truffaut | Executive Producer |
| Production | Corinne Renard-Bendjadi | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Périer | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Véronique Boitout | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Danchaud | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joël Lavau | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Nollet | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Grégoire Barachin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marianne Capian | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emmanuel Roussille | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gerassimos Karvounis | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Fanchon Brulé | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Jacques Descomps | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Nicolas Félix | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jean Goudier | Sound |
| Sound | Dominique Hennequin | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Lainé | Sound |
| Crew | Philippe Hubin | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Alain Carsoux | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Duval | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Antoine Simkine | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Rémi Canaple | Stunts |
| Crew | Patrick Cauderlier | Stunts |
| Crew | Elisabeth Joinet | Stunts |
| Crew | Roland Neunreuther | Stunts |
| Crew | Alain Villain | Stunts |
| Camera | Florent Bazin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Frédéric Bergé | Grip |
| Camera | Alexandre Bon | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Renaud Chassaing | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Patrice Leconte | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pascal Morisset | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michel Revest | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Ivan Maussion | Production Design |
| Production | Ömer Kavur | Production Executive |
| Production | Dimitris Stamatopoulos | Production Executive |