The French movie Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) was shown in the U.S. with the (obviously) mistranslated title The Lovers on the Bridge. (Apparently American audiences couldn't relate to the Pont-Neuf in Paris.) The film was written and directed by Leos Carax.
Juliette Binoche portrays Michèle Stalens, a young artist who is going blind. She ends up living as a homeless person on the Pont-Neuf. She meets Alex, also homeless, and they become lovers. Alex is portrayed by Denis Lavant, Hans is Alex's friend, who provides him with drugs. He's played by Klaus-Michael Grüber.
The acting is great, but the film is dreadful. Michele's father--the colonel--puts up advertisements all over Paris trying to inform people that there's a new operation available that will save his daughter's vision. Alex tries to burn them all. He sets fire to about 20 posters in a Metro station, but nobody notices. Apparently he wants Michele to go blind, so he can protect and guide her. Now if that isn't love, what is?
Setting fires happens to kill a man, but Alex didn't mean to kill him, so he responds by shooting himself in the hand. Then he's arrested. When he gets out of prison, he and Michele reunite. (She's had the surgery, so now she's beautiful again.)
Apparently, they are going to live happily ever after.
This movie was OK on DVD, although the fireworks would look better on a large screen. Also, the large screen would make it even more impressive to watch a stunt person water ski the length of the Seine.
A friend suggested that I should give the acting a 10, and the movie a 2, so by average it should be a 6. Works for me.
Juliette Binoche portrays Michèle Stalens, a young artist who is going blind. She ends up living as a homeless person on the Pont-Neuf. She meets Alex, also homeless, and they become lovers. Alex is portrayed by Denis Lavant, Hans is Alex's friend, who provides him with drugs. He's played by Klaus-Michael Grüber.
The acting is great, but the film is dreadful. Michele's father--the colonel--puts up advertisements all over Paris trying to inform people that there's a new operation available that will save his daughter's vision. Alex tries to burn them all. He sets fire to about 20 posters in a Metro station, but nobody notices. Apparently he wants Michele to go blind, so he can protect and guide her. Now if that isn't love, what is?
Setting fires happens to kill a man, but Alex didn't mean to kill him, so he responds by shooting himself in the hand. Then he's arrested. When he gets out of prison, he and Michele reunite. (She's had the surgery, so now she's beautiful again.)
Apparently, they are going to live happily ever after.
This movie was OK on DVD, although the fireworks would look better on a large screen. Also, the large screen would make it even more impressive to watch a stunt person water ski the length of the Seine.
A friend suggested that I should give the acting a 10, and the movie a 2, so by average it should be a 6. Works for me.