2 Apr 2003
Director: Patrice Leconte
France
1999
90min
A charming love story from the director of Monsieur Hire (1989) and The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990). Adele stands on a bridge in Paris leaning over the Seine intending to drown her sorrows. Then a stranger takes an interest in her plight. He is Gabor and needs a girl for his knife throwing show. Adele, with nowhere else to go, leaves with him. As the two come together so their luck changes. This modern fairytale moves with the pace of an action thriller. Stars Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis. Filmed in black and white.