Fiancés on the Bridge (1962)
A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives chase. Disconsolate, he buys a large funeral wreath and a handkerchief from sympathetic vendors. He removes the glasses to wipe his eyes and realizes they are the cause of all his woe. He replays the farewell without the glasses.
Director: Agnès Varda
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Anna Karina as Anna, The Blonde Girl |
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Jean-Luc Godard as Man with the Black Glasses |
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Emilienne Caille as Black Fiancée |
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Eddie Constantine as The Sprinkler |
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Sami Frey as Undertaker |
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Georges de Beauregard as Hearse and Ambulance Driver |
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Danièle Delorme as Flowers Vendor |
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Yves Robert as Handkerchief Seller |
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Alan Scott as Sailor |
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Jean-Claude Brialy as Nurse |
| Directing | Agnès Varda | Director |
| Writing | Agnès Varda | Writer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Musician |
| Camera | Jean Rabier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Janine Verneau | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Evein | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Production | Georges de Beauregard | Producer |
| Art | Bernard Evein | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Evein | Makeup Artist |
