Jan 01, 1961
5 min
Full-HD

The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge (1961)

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.

Category

Comedy Romance

Country

France

Companies

Rome-Paris Films

Anna Karina

Anna, The Blonde Girl

Jean-Luc Godard

Man with the Black Glasses

Emilienne Caille

Black Fiancée

Eddie Constantine

The Sprinkler

Sami Frey

Undertaker

Georges de Beauregard

Hearse and Ambulance Driver

Danièle Delorme

Flowers Vendor

Yves Robert

Handkerchief Seller

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