The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Figures
Locations
- Alex setting fire to the posters of Michèle along the Parisian streets.
Form & technique
- The Bicentennial fireworks scene over the Pont-Neuf.
- Alex's water-skiing sequence on the Seine. → The Cinematic Chimera
Tropes
- Close-ups of Alex's and Michèle's dirty, injured, and expressive bodies. → Haptic Visuality
- The Pont-Neuf bridge, as both a derelict home and a theatrical stage. → The Counter-Space
- The recurring character name 'Alex', played by Denis Lavant.
- Michèle's storyline, particularly her encroaching blindness and her identity as an artist. → The Male Gaze
- The monumental and romanticized depiction of Paris.
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