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Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Charles Berling, Stanislas Crevillen, Dominique Reymond ... see more see more... , Mélanie Laurent , Christiane Cohendy , Michelle Goddet

Actor Gerard Depardieu co-directed (with Frederic Auburtin) this drama about a married woman who falls in love with another man, which stars Depardieu and Carole Bouquet. Mina (Bouquet) is a movie buf... read more read more...f with a husband, Georges (Depardieu), who's out of work, and a 15-year-old son, Tommy (Stanislas Crevillen). While Mina works part-time as a domestic for Claire Daboval (Dominique Reymond), the family is terribly short on money, so when Georges is offered construction work on a massive bridge project, he immediately accepts, even though the job site is far enough away that he'll only be able to come home on weekends. One day, while taking in a matinee screening of West Side Story, Mina meets a man named Matthias (Charles Berling), an engineer associated with the bridge project. It's love at first sight for the both of them, and while Mina has no desire to hurt Georges, who is a good and decent man, she has found another good and decent man whom she loves even more. Tommy, on the other hand, has to deal with this crisis in his parents' marriage while he's sorting out his own infatuation with Ms. Daboval's daughter, Lisbeth (Melanie Laurent). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Gérard Depardieu, Frédéric Auburtin

Release Date: October 27, 2000

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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001

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  • gator681
    August 3, 2005
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    [font=Century Gothic]"The Bridge" is set in a small town in France in 1962 where a showing of "Jules and Jim" has let out. Outside the theatre, Mina(Carole Bouquet) and her 15-year old son run into a wealthy friend of Mina's who offers her a job as a maid. After notifying her u... read morenemployed husband, Georges(Gerard Depardieu, who also co-directed), Mina accepts the position. (Georges used to run his own small building company but it went out of business. And he does not really want his wife to be working...) At a showing of "West Side Story", Mina is seated next to Matthias(Charles Berling) and they go out for drinks afterward. Matthias is an engineer on a massive bridge project that Georges finds work at. Mina again encounters Matthias at her place of work.(He is staying with friends there.) And Mina and Matthias start a passionate affair...[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]I know the setup of "The Bridge" sounds rather implausible and contrived but then remember this is a small town where random encounters are much more likely. And in a small town such as this, everybody pretty much knows everyone else. This movie shows perfectly how a small town can stifle a person. "The Bridge" takes a subtle matter-of-fact approach to the material which is rather refreshing. The film is very emotional but it does not overdo it. And there is sympathy for all the characters. Plus, there is excellent performances from all the lead actors. [/font]

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David Noh
January 3, 2007
David Noh, Film Journal International

A wholly Gallic treatise on adultery and painful coming of age, handled with great sensitivity and subtlety. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
November 5, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Though it lacks style and gloss, and it's certainly not a major event, it concentrates on telling an emotionally real story and succeeds. Full Review

Phil Hall
December 8, 2002
Phil Hall, Film Threat

Monotonous love triangle. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 16, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

An anatomy of a deteriorating marriage that is eventually dissolved by adultery. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
July 22, 2001
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Nobody does an adultery film quite the way the French do it. Full Review

Arthur Lazere
January 1, 2000
Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net

A sophisticated and quietly surprising film about what happens in a marriage that one partner has outgrown. Full Review

Lisa Nesselson
March 26, 2009
Lisa Nesselson, Variety

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Stephen Holden
August 30, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Edward Guthmann
July 24, 2001
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

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May 27, 2006
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