The Girl on the Bridge (1999)

just watch it!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

It is clear that Adèle (Vanessa Paradis) is a subject problematic and unlucky. A girl considered by men but most often alluded and abandoned. On the other hand there is the figure Gabor (Daniel Auteuil), a knife launcher: when Adèle is about to commit suicide from Paris on a bridge the two meet. The screenplay of this film in black and white seems to capture the magical realism of the 1950s where the protagonists are a kind story of solitary souls, eccentric, but basically two people desperate to search happiness. A choice of Patrice Lecont who supports cynical and tragic humor: the plot reveals a real issue of life or death where the luck of the protagonists is constantly challenged, he throws knives while she becomes the target of the target. To conclude, despite metaphorically I love Vanessa Paradis and the film I liked I recognize for the female protagonist an adolescent role that which plays with life and death.

This is a surreal and light-hearted romance story between a lonely middle-age man in solitude and a promiscuous young lady who decided there was no more to her life and would be desperate to try anything and put herself to the most of the extremes in a quest for excitement and sexual satisfaction. The fact that the movie was done in black-and-white added a layer of drama and mystery to the story. It seems to me that the writer was trying to get across a message that sometimes true love can surpass the materialistic desires like money, sex and lust, and the pair managed to find a unique and non-sexual way of connecting to each other.Not a bad cinematic experience, especially with Daniel Auteuil being as charismatic and captivating as ever! There is something with this guy which you just can't find from other actors and which will glue you to the screen just to watch him in any type of actions with amazement. And he is one of those guys who can do the very witty and sometimes dream-like dialogues so naturally as in this movie that the audience will not be left with a feeling of pretentiousness or disbelief.

Daniel Auteuil (Caché) and Vanessa Paradis certainly give us a good answer to that question.She is ready to jump off a bridge when he comes to save her and convince her that, if she is going to kill herself anyway, she might as well be his target in a knife-throwing act.But, her luck changes when she learns to trust him and give herself to him. She has a need to sleep with anyone she fancies, but not with him. Their intercourse is in the act, and you can can see the passion on her face as he uses his knives as a means of penetration. Well, not penetration of her, as that would be messy.Auteuil was extremely funny with a script by Serge Frydman. The direction of Patrice Leconte ensured that the film's 90 minutes packed the wallop of a 3 hr film, and cinematography by Jean-Marie Dreujou gave this black and white film a magic that was captivating.Love? It's trust and concern and belief in your partner.

In Paris, the needy and unlucky Adèle (Vanessa Paradis) is a complete loser, used by all the men in her life. In a Parisian bridge in the night, when the Adèle is near to commit suicide, the knife thrower Gabor (Daniel Auteuil) invites her to be his target in his show. She accepts the invitation, and they become a great success in show business. Like two halves of a bill, when they separate, they become losers again. Soon they realize that only together they would succeed in life and find love with each other. "La Fille Sur le Pont" is a magnificent and delightful fairytale about two half-souls that meet each other in a Parisian bridge, filling their lives with lucky, happiness and love. The story in some moments recalls the wonderful films by Frank Capra, in other moments is quite erotic. The performances of Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paredis, showing a perfect chemistry, deserve a nomination to the Oscar. Most of their witty dialogs are fantastic, the direction of Patrice Leconte is splendid as usual and the black & white cinematography is stunning. "La Fille Sur le Pont" is a movie to be revisited many times and highly indicated to fans of filmed poetry. My vote is nine.Title (Brazil): "A Mulher e o Atirador de Facas" ("The Woman and the Knife Thrower")Note: On 08 Jul 2018 I saw this film again.