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Fiancés on the Bridge
A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives chase. Disconsolate, he buys a large funeral wreath and a handkerchief from sympathetic vendors. He removes the glasses to wipe his eyes and realizes they are the cause of all his woe. He replays the farewell without the glasses.
Where to watch Fiancés on the Bridge
Fiancés on the Bridge is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
Cast
- Anna Karina as Anna, The Blonde Girl
- Jean-Luc Godard as Man with the Black Glasses
- Emilienne Caille as Black Fiancée
- Eddie Constantine as The Sprinkler
- Sami Frey as Undertaker
- Georges de Beauregard as Hearse and Ambulance Driver
- Danièle Delorme as Flowers Vendor
- Yves Robert as Handkerchief Seller
- Alan Scott as Sailor
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Nurse
Details
- Director
- Agnès Varda
- Released
- April 11, 1962
- Runtime
- 5m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Studio
- Rome-Paris Films
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 74 votes
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