Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont)

Title Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont)
Release date
1999
Director
Type
Couleur
Format
Genre
Runtime
90
Importance du cirque
Sypnosis

The plot centres around knifethrower Gabor and a girl called Adèle, who intends to kill herself by jumping from a bridge. Gabor intervenes to prevent the suicide and persuades Adèle to become the target girl in his knifethrowing act. The film then follows their relationship as they travel around Europe with the act. Their companionship and teamwork mean great luck for both of them. Then they get separated and their lives once again become luckless…

Cast

Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis, Claude Aufaure

Production company
Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films Christian Fechner
Country
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