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The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge
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Title: The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge

Release Date: 1 Jan 1961

Runtime: 5m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Rome-Paris Films

Production Companies: Rome-Paris Films

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (68 votes)

Cast

  • Anna, The Blonde Girl: Anna Karina
  • Man with the Black Glasses: Jean-Luc Godard
  • Black Fiancée: Emilienne Caille
  • The Sprinkler: Eddie Constantine
  • Undertaker: Sami Frey
  • Hearse and Ambulance Driver: Georges de Beauregard
  • Flowers Vendor: Danièle Delorme
  • Handkerchief Seller: Yves Robert
  • Sailor: Alan Scott
  • Nurse: Jean-Claude Brialy
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