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Girl on the Bridge
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75 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis
  • Summary: A girl on a bridge who contemplates suicide is met by a professional knife thrower. He recruits her to become the new human target in his travelling circus act in France, where the girl encounters a new sensual and suspenseful lifestyle.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Girl on the Bridge, with its doomed art-house romanticism and echoes of Fellini, may not be the deepest piece of filmmaking out there now, but it is easily the most intoxicating. Take the leap.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    Paradis sizzles in a star-making role that gleams like one of Gabor's blades. She's a spellbinder.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    This rather obvious parable about soul mates benefits from luminous B&W cinematography, Paradis and Auteuil's luminous performances and the picturesque carny atmosphere.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. LFL
    9
    Gorgeously shot, quirky, romantic, unconventional love story. I loved it to bits because it was so different from anything I've seen before, although it has a French new wave 1960s influence.… Expand
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