Fiancés on the Bridge
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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.
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Cast
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Anna Karina
Anna, The Blonde Girl
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
Jean-Luc Godard
Man with the Black Glasses
Known for
Breathless
Contempt
Emilienne Caille
Black Fiancée
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
Eddie Constantine
The Sprinkler
Known for
Alphaville
World on a Wire
Sami Frey
Undertaker
Known for
Band of Outsiders
The Truth
Georges de Beauregard
Hearse and Ambulance Driver
Also in
Cléo from 5 to 7
Danièle Delorme
Flowers Vendor
Known for
Pardon Mon Affaire
Deadlier Than the Male
Yves Robert
Handkerchief Seller
Known for
A Bad Son
The Crisis
Alan Scott
Sailor
Known for
The Gendarme in New York
Lola
Jean-Claude Brialy
Nurse
Known for
The Phantom of Liberty
The Count of Monte Cristo
Agnès Varda Director · Michel Legrand Composer Jean Rabier Cinematographer
United States release December 26, 2019 · Produced in France · Languages French, No dialogue
Production
Rome-Paris Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald ou (Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires)
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · April 11, 1962
Limited theatrical · Part of Cleo from 5 to 7
United States · December 26, 2019
Limited theatrical · Film at Lincoln Center
France
August 11, 2010 · TV
Germany
August 11, 2010 · TV
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