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The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald

by Agnès Varda0h031961France
The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald

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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 and crew

  • Credits

    • Directed by : Agnès Varda
    • Screenplay : Agnès Varda
    • Costumes : Bernard Evein
    • Editor : Janine Verneau
    • Original score : Michel Legrand
    • Producing company : Rome-Paris Films
    • Image : Jean Rabier
    • Production : Georges de Beauregard

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1961
    • Category : Short film
    • Color : Black and White
    • Language : Mute

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