Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
Cinematography
Pont Neuf as apocalyptic playground—no CGI, they built a fake bridge.
Acting
Binoche's eyes doing everything as her character loses them.
Direction
Carax's reckless, expensive vision nearly bankrupted French cinema.
Director
Leos Carax
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carax built a full-scale replica of the Pont Neuf in southern France after being denied permission to shoot on the actual bridge—it became the most expensive French film ever at that point.
This film single-handedly created the template for 'New French Extremity' romance—irredeemable people, unhygienic passion, beauty carved from ugliness.
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