Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
AutCuddly
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
M A
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.
lastliberal
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.
MartinHafer
This is an odd little film, partly because it's filmed in black and white and partly because the story has some strange elements. Some of the strange elements involve Daniel Auteuil's job (he's a knife thrower), the weird psychic bond that develops between him and Vanessa Paradis, and the unusual spate of good luck she has once they meet. However, it seems when they are apart, neither does particularly well. However, Auteuil's character is very apprehensive to profess his deep feelings for her--perhaps it's because he is quite a bit older than her or because he's not a particularly handsome man--the movie never really says.What really stood out for me was the monologue that Vanessa Paradis did at the beginning of the film. This really blew me away because this actress had originally been a model and singer--and began acting only later in life. It appeared to be in one take and she went from normal to producing real-looking tears without a cutaway scene--now THAT'S brilliant acting. Additionally, the film dared to be different--and for that it scores big points. Plus, it's a nice little romance--so what more could you want?
Didier (Didier-Becu)
The day Vanessa Paradis conquered the world with her childlike 80's hit "Joe Le Taxi" nobody could have thought that a decade later she would be one of the leading French icons, and certainly not a brilliant actress. Cos that's really the least you can say about Vanessa's performance who look like some circusgirl from the fourties, you know the kind of circuspeople like they are filmed in Lynch's "The elephant man". Vanessa plays the role of a young girl Adele who stands at a bridge ready to jump into the river, but just like in every fairy tale she is saved by Gabor (Danny Auteuil) who likes her to be his assisstent for his knife throwingact. She has nothing to loose, too weak to say no (she goes to bed with every guy who is asking for it) and soon she is the muse of Gabor. Even if the two never have any sex with each other, their knifethrowing act is an orgasm itself. And the two might lead a total different life (Auteuil is like a psychotic De Niro) they are made for each other... Is it a love story? Perhaps, but it's just more...at times it's even art (certainly due to the magnificent black and white cinematography) but most of all it's just an ordinary tale from two people who just live their life. "La fille sur le pont" is a genius movie from one of the most original directors France have, and quite unbelievable he started his career with the soulless comedy "Les Bronzés".
