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The Lovers on the Bridge

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A homeless addict (Denis Lavant) and a young painter (Juliette Binoche) with failing eyesight forge a bond on the streets of Paris.

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Brash and big-hearted, The Lovers on the Bridge can sweep away most viewers with its mad romanticism.

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Anthony Lane Independent (UK) 01/03/2018
Think of it as cinema living rough, scruffy patches of tedium broken by bursts of lunatic freedom. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
A film both glorious and goofy, inspiring affection and exasperation in nearly equal measure. Go to Full Review Ray Pride Newcity Oct 11
8/10
Carax’s reputation was fully established as a willfully mad maker of ravaged canvases of the heart... damp-dark romantic efflorescence... l’amour fou expressed through the built environment and the fireworks of the heart. Go to Full Review Peter Sobczynski Auteurist Class (Substack) Oct 10
As crazy-pants, eye-popping and swoon-worthy as it was when it first came out, The Lovers on the Bridge is a work of such grand beauty and ambition that I find myself actually pitying those who have never found themselves sharing its glorious wavelength. Go to Full Review Peter Terzian Out Magazine 05/27/2022
Lovers will undoubtedly turn off as many viewers as it seduces -- but this long-unreleased masterpiece, shot between 1989 and 1991, will leave true cinephiles nothing short of delirious. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 03/30/2017
... a lush cinematic painting of love, passion, and madness expressed in a romantic surrealist style and images charges with color and magic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 7 Success in 2 hours and 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $38,500.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 11/26/2021 Actually a french film titled Les Amants du Pont Neuf. See more 01/23/2020 Amazing!!!! So original, so artistic and so poetic but encaging with an amazing story that keeps the films moving along at a good pace. Love it so much I bought to have in my collection just to show off :) See more 03/20/2019 this movie is 20 years old yet it doesn't looks like an old movie, kudos to the cinematographer because he did a superb job on this movie See more 08/22/2017 My second Leos Carax film. "Holy Motors" is one of my favorites, but I found this one pretty good too, even with a pretty different approach. Some drunk, Alex, is living on a bridge in Paris. He is scoring drugs from another man on the same bridge. He drinks and is generally up to nothing. Then Michèle comes along. She is a painter with a fainting eyesight. She has given up hope so she joins Alex and lives with him. Their relationship is special but complicated. Not as filled with drugs and alcohol as you might think, but they are not up for much. Some great subplots and twists makes it interesting and some fantastic scenes makes it pretty and something else. The photography is splendid and the story is lovely put together and it develops constantly into somethiing greater and more complex. Denis Lavant as Alex is truly amazing. His skills is great and he is a true chameleon on screen. Juliette Binoche is also a great star here and their chemestry is fittingly weird but deep. A film that will be remembered as a whole after some time of sinking in. A different lovestory that needs some digestion. 7.5 out of 10 fireworks. See more 07/30/2016 Valtavirrasta poikkeava rakkauselokuva. Elokuvaan oli selvästikin panostettu, silti se vaikutti ajoittain jotenkin kömpelöltä... (Suom. Pont-Neufin rakastavaiset) See more Read all reviews
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Leos Carax

Director

Juliette Binoche

Michèle Stalens

Denis Lavant

Alex

Klaus-Michael Gruber

Hans

Marion Stalens

Marion

Chrichan Larsson

Julien

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Synopsis A homeless addict (Denis Lavant) and a young painter (Juliette Binoche) with failing eyesight forge a bond on the streets of Paris.
Director
Leos Carax
Producer
Christian Fechner
Screenwriter
Leos Carax
Distributor
Miramax
Production Co
Films A2, Films Christian Fechner [fr], Gaumont International
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 1991, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2025
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.5K
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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