The Lovers on the Bridge

Opens Friday, August 8, 2025

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4K Restoration!

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.

  • Country France
  • Language French with English subtitles
  • Year 1991
  • Running Time 126 minutes
  • Format 4K Restoration
  • Distributor Janus
  • Director Leos Carax
  • Cast Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant

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