The Lovers on the Bridge

Alex (Denis Lavant) and Michèle (Juliette Binoche) are two wandering souls who meet on the oldest bridge in Paris. He lives on the streets; she is gradually losing her sight. This intense summer sees the flourishing of a love as gripping as it is toxic, lived on the edge of a city and its rules. With a visual style that evokes romantic delirium, this radical romance by Leos Carax transforms Paris into a land of all-consuming passion, where to love is also an act of resistance. The film includes one of the most beautiful scenes in European cinema of the 1990s: a fireworks display that explodes over Paris, reflecting the intensity of the couple’s volatile romance.

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