Fiancés on the Bridge
65%|Apr 11, 1962|Comedy, Romance
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.
Cast
Anna KarinaAnna, The Blonde Girl
Jean-Luc GodardMan with the Black Glasses
Emilienne CailleBlack Fiancée
Eddie ConstantineThe Sprinkler
Sami FreyUndertaker
Georges de BeauregardHearse and Ambulance Driver
Danièle DelormeFlowers Vendor
Yves RobertHandkerchief Seller
