GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

aFrenchparadox Magnifiscent film for the movements. I saw just after this a short by Leos Carax ("Merde", segment of "Tokyo", 2008), with the same Denis Lavant, and the same thing caught my attention. Denis Lavant must have been a dancer and/or a circus artist before acting (I would bet on the second one and that he's doing fire-eating scenes and acrobatics by himself in "Les amants du Pont-Neuf"). And Carax has really a thing for filming movements, as in this scene when Michelle lays on the floor to watch at feet moving on a dance floor. But as much as this love story is intense, especially because of their despair (homeless, they won't find anybody else to share their loneliness with), it's really not plausible to me that this love survives his prison time and her return to normal life; when people loving each other take so different paths, I can't see how they could catch up. There is however another wonderful thing in this film, i.e. how Carax questions without ever saying it the French utopia (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity). I think the beginning is really accurate in showing the reality of being homeless in Paris and of meant to be shelters (but being more something between mental institution and prison). And above all, placing the movie around the 14th of July 1989, i.e. around the bicentenary celebration of the French Revolution, underlines, without a word, the paradox of the French society, advocating inside and outside its boundaries for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, but unable to provide it to all its citizens. I finally found here what I was expecting in "Three colours", maybe because it's more subtle.

fvchewtoy45 This is the worst movie ever made! countless times unrealistic things happen in an a "realistic" movie. how could a drunk nearly blind malnourished bum slalom ski? YEAH RIGHT. Take the money spent on this film and give it to the actual homeless and they could make a better movie. Feeling sadistic? give this to a friend! And countless miracle recoveries happen in the film after horrible injuries. What the hell? I wouldve never spoken to the person who lent this to me again if he didn't warn me ahead of time, so I am warning you, if your curious to what really rich producers spend their money on, this is it... Or if you just feel like crying that night and appreciating what good American movies you might have watch this film.

Falconeer The final film of the Leos Carax trilogy, following Boy Meets Girl and Mauvais Sang. Here is what the art of film making is all about. The story of the doomed lovers who make their home on the Pont Neuf bridge, and who manage to find some sort of escape from their dark realities in each others company, is unforgettable. Denis Lavant, who appears in all three of the Carax trilogy, is great in his portrayal of Alex, the homeless street performer who falls hopelessly in love with a woman, who appears out of nowhere, to search for a place to sleep, and to hide from her own cruel reality. A painter, losing her vision, but still sketching all that she sees at a frenzied pace, as she knows that she soon will be no longer able to see. The film is so over-the-top romantic, as only French films can be. I had to write something here as a reaction to the bad reviews some gave this wonderful film. It actually saddens me that some people just can't see the magic here, and choose instead to take the film apart by challenging "the logic" of certain scenes and parts of the storyline. Searching for logic and plot holes in a film like this is so utterly ridiculous. Personally I don't go for romantic films, as they usually seem so contrived and phony. But "Amants du Pont-neuf" is such a strong film, and so utterly unique. This is an absolute classic of French cinema, and anyone who has a true appreciation and love for film should not miss this one. 10/10

dusan711 Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (aka The Lovers on the Bridge) is such a unique film, really I can't find anything to compare it to in terms of story or style. Juliette Binoche is one of the great screen actors of all time, and here she is very captivating and with very little dialogue. Denis Lavant is equally good in a very challenging role. Leos Carax gets a double thumbs up for sticking with this project and his unique vision over the extremely long production schedule.With more moments of silence than sound, it is amazing that the film manages to engage so thoroughly. I've seen it twice and both times I was surprised at how hard it was for me to look away. The cinematography has something to do with that of course.Some moments are so calm and tender...and others are very jolting and violent. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there really is something extraordinary in The Lovers on the Bridge.