Girl on the Bridge
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| Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
| Produced by | Christian Fechner |
| Written by | Serge Frydman |
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Vanessa Paradis Daniel Auteuil |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Edited by | Joëlle Hache |
| Distributed by | Paramount Classics (USA) |
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90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $1,708,839 |
Girl on the Bridge (French: La fille sur le pont) is a 1999 French film shot in black and white and directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis.
The plot centres around knifethrower Gabor (Auteuil) and a girl called Adèle (Paradis), 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. The film ends on a bridge in Istanbul, this time with her saving him from suicide.
Paramount Classics acquired the United States distribution rights to this film and gave it a limited U.S. theatrical release on July 28, 2000; the film went on to gross $1,708,839 in U.S. theaters, which was a good result for a non-English film. Ruth Vitale (president of Paramount Classics at that time) declared herself pleased with the film's performance in the U.S. market. However, Paramount did not release the film on DVD until July 2008.
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