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 |
| Sound | Philippe Morel | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Pedro Melo | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Emmanuel Machuel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claude Merlin | Editor |
| Camera | Mariana Viegas | Set Photographer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Biette | Screenplay |
| Camera | Alice Capronnier | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jean Dubreuil | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gérard Rousseau | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Production | Marielle Duigou | Producer |
| Production | Stéphane Riga | Production Manager |
| Production | Emmanuelle Fèvre | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Stéphane Riga | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pedro Madeira | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Alexandre Barata | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Ana Vaz da Silva | Assistant Decorator |
| Art | Clémentine Marchand | Assistant Decorator |
| Sound | Pascal Mazière | Foley Artist |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |