Three Bridges on the River (1999)
Arthur is a history teacher who lives alone in Paris after having broken up with Claire. He is a sensitive man, full of existential doubts and questions. He has to go to Lisbon to meet an eminent historian whose work is the subject of his thesis. Having just made up with Claire, he decides to take her along. She's an ideal travel companion and it seems their relationship has not yet exhausted its potential. But moving from Lisbon to Oporto, their fantasy of a second honeymoon clashes with the reality of a world on the verge of a nightmare.
Director:
Jean-Claude Biette
Writer:
Jean-Claude Biette
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Jeanne Balibar as Claire |
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Mathieu Amalric as Arthur Echéant |
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Thomas Badek as Frank Opportun |
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André Baptista as Ricardo |
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Sara Paz as Rita |
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Michèle Moretti as Madame Plume |
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Isabel Ruth as Professor's Assistant |
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Marilyne Canto as Sophie |
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Frédéric Norbert as Charles |
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Marc Susini as Salomon Pernety |
| Directing | Jean-Claude Biette | Director |
| Camera | Mariana Viegas | Set Photographer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Biette | Screenplay |
| Sound | Gérard Rousseau | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pedro Melo | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Alice Capronnier | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jean Dubreuil | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Philippe Morel | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Claude Merlin | Editor |
| Camera | Emmanuel Machuel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marielle Duigou | Producer |
| Directing | Pedro Madeira | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Emmanuelle Fèvre | Production Assistant |
| Art | Ana Vaz da Silva | Assistant Decorator |
| Production | Stéphane Riga | Production Manager |
| Directing | Stéphane Riga | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Pascal Mazière | Foley Artist |
| Art | Alexandre Barata | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Clémentine Marchand | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |