The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 8.31 |
Directed By
Patrice Leconte
Crew
Patrice Leconte
Hervé Truffaut
Christian Fechner
Joëlle Hache
Serge Frydman
Jean-Marie Dreujou
TOP CAST
Vanessa Paradis
Adèle
Daniel Auteuil
Gabor
Demetre Georgalas
Takis
Catherine Lascault
Irène
Frédéric Pfluger
Contortionist
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Bride
Mireille Mossé
Miss Memory
Didier Lemoine
TGV Ticket Conductor
Bertie Cortez
Kusak
Stéphane Metzger
Italian Waiter
Claude Aufaure
Suicide Victim
Farouk Bermouga
TGV Waiter
Nicolas Donato
Mr. Loyal
Enzo Etokyo
Italian Megaphone
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