The Lovers On The Bridge

NEW RESTORATION!

“Could be the great urban expressionist fantasy of the 90s, like Sunrise and Lonesome in the 20s and Playtime and Alphaville in the 60s.”– Jonathan Rosenbaum

“An outrageously contrived paean to freedom, a crazy mixture of scabby naturalism and rock-video mescaline stage on a movie set worthy of Stroheim.”– J. Hoberman

Leos Carax’s delirious saga of l’amour fou burns with an intoxicating stylistic freedom as it traces the highs and lows of the passionate relationship that develops between a homeless artist (Juliette Binoche) who is losing her sight and a troubled, alcoholic street performer (Denis Lavant) living on Paris’s famed Pont-Neuf bridge. Capturing their romantic abandon with a giddy expressionist energy—especially in a wild dance sequence set against an explosion of fireworks— this whirlwind love story is an exhilarating journey through a relationship that confirmed Carax’s status as one of the leading lights of the post–New Wave French cinema.

This 4K restoration was carried out by TransPerfect Media from the original 35mm film negative and multi tracks. Color grading supervised by Caroline Champetier, sound by Thomas Guader. Project supervised by Sophie Boyer, Jean Pierre Boiget and the StudioCanal team. Digitization and restoration done with the support of the CNC and the participation of Theo Films.