Milenci z Pont-Neuf
fiction / 1991 / France / col. / 121 min.
Director: Leos Carax
Screenplay: Leos Carax
Photography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Editor: Nelly Quettier
Music: Arvo Pärt, David Bowie, Les Rita Mitsuoko, Fred Chichin
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Daniel Buain, Klaus-Michael Grüber, Marion Stalens, Chrichan Larson, Paulette Berthonnier, Roger Berthonnier, Edith Scob
Alex lives on a legendary bridge in Paris. Hans is his “neighbor”. One day Michèle, a girl who is slowly losing her eyesight, arrives and turns both homeless men’s lives upside down. The shooting of Caraxʼs third feature film faced many difficulties, at one point even the threat of having to leave the movie unfinished. After numerous interruptions (e. g. they had to build a genuine replica of the bridge), the film was finally completed. Due to all the production hold-ups, the film highly exceeded its original budget. But the result is an impressive
love story of two “improbable” individuals in the incandescent performances by Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche. (source: Cinematik)