The Lovers on the Bridge
Synopsis
Set around the Pont Neuf, Paris's oldest bridge, while it was closed for repairs, Les Amants du Pont-Neuf depicts a love story between two young vagrants Alex (Denis Lavant) and Michèle (Juliette Binoche). Alex is a street performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michèle a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and a disease which is slowly destroying her sight. The film portrays their harsh existence living on the bridge with Hans, an older vagrant. As her vision deteriorates Michèle becomes increasingly dependent on Alex. When a possible treatment becomes available, Michèle's family use street posters and radio appeals to trace her. Fearing that she will leave him if she receives the treatment, Alex tries to keep Michèle from becoming aware of her family's attempts to find her. The streets, skies and waterways of Paris are used as a backdrop for the story in a series of set-pieces set during the French Bicentennial celebrations in 1989.
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- Executive Producer : Films Christian Fechner
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL, Théo Films
- French distribution : Gaumont
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- Executive Producers : Bernard Artigues, Christian Fechner, Alain Dahan
- Screenwriter : Leos Carax
- Director of Photography : Jean-Yves Escoffier
- Assistant directors : Antoine Beau, Vincent Canaple, Ketal Guénin, Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, Faouzi Kasri
- Editor : Nelly Quettier
- Sound recordists : Henri Morelle, Alain Villeval
- Costume designer : Robert Nardone
- Producer : André Rousselet
- Line Producers : Albert Prevost, Hervé Truffaut
- Voice : Marie Trintignant
- Sound assistants : Murielle Damain, Christian Monheim
- Assistant Operators : Christian Fournié, Philippe Ramdane, David Ungaro
- Camera Operator : Marc Koninckx
- Sound editor : Nadine Muse
- Continuity supervisor : Brigitte Schmouker
- Production Designers : Michel Vandestien, Irène Galitzine
- Foley artist : Elie Poicard
- Stunt performer : Jean-Louis Airola
- Artistic Director : Franck Schwarz
- Sales Agent : Raphaël Berdugo
- Sound mixers : Gérard Lamps, Antoine Ouvrier
- Unit Production Manager : Rafi Pitts
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
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