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The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-01-01
65%
68 Votes
Time: 0h 5m
Overview:
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.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Rome-Paris Films
Movie: The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge
Top 10 Billed Cast
Anna Karina
Anna, The Blonde Girl
Jean-Luc Godard
Man with the Black Glasses
Emilienne Caille
Black Fiancée
Eddie Constantine
The Sprinkler
Sami Frey
Undertaker
Georges de Beauregard
Hearse and Ambulance Driver
Danièle Delorme
Flowers Vendor
Yves Robert
Handkerchief Seller
Alan Scott
Sailor
Jean-Claude Brialy
Nurse
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1961-01-01
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6.5
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