Fiancés on the Bridge

1962 · directed by Agnès Varda

Rating
66/100
Hit
no

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.

Fiancés on the Bridge (1962), directed by Agnès Varda, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Anna Karina
  • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Emilienne Caille
  • Eddie Constantine
  • Sami Frey
  • Georges de Beauregard
  • Danièle Delorme
  • Yves Robert
  • Alan Scott
  • Jean-Claude Brialy

Crew

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