French film ‘Les amants du pont neuf’ (The Lovers on the Bridge) directed by Leos Carax against the backdrop of the Pont Neuf, Paris’s oldest bridge will be screened at 6.30 pm on Wednesday March 11 at Alliance Francaise, Colombo-7.
Starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant, the film depicts a love story between two young vagrants.
Alex, a street performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michèle, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and a disease which is slowly destroying her sight.
The film portrays their harsh existence living on the bridge with Hans, an older vagrant. As her vision deteriorates Michèle becomes increasingly dependent on Alex. When a possible treatment becomes available, Michèle’s family use street posters and radio appeals to trace her.
Fearing that she will leave him if she receives treatment, Alex tries to keep Michèle from becoming aware of her family’s attempts to find her.
The streets, skies and waterways of Paris are used as a backdrop for the story in a series of set-pieces during the French Bicentennial celebrations in 1989.
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