Girl on the Bridge (1999)

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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

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Rating: R

Release Date: Sep 4, 1999

Running Time: 92 mins.

Country Of Origin: France

starring: Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis, Bertie Cortez, Demetre Georgalas, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Claude Aufaure, Farouk Bermouga, Nicolas Donato, Enzo Etoyko, Giorgios Gatzios

director: Patrice Leconte

Adele, a 22-year-old with a history of bad luck and abusive relationships with men, is contemplating suicide on the edge of a bridge when she encounters Gabor, a professional knife thrower who just happens to be "hiring." He senses that she would make a wonderful new target and offers her the job. She rejects the offer and jumps. He jumps after her and soon the pair are off to Monaco where she suddenly her luck changes dramatically -- not only does she remain unscathed as the target of his now famous "blindfolded throws" but her bets at the roulette table wins her a small fortune. But how long will their luck hold?

Bryan Adams' observation that love "cuts like a knife" takes on a whole new meaning in this offbeat French fable about a troubled blade thrower and his comely assistant.

Story

Depressed over her rotten luck with men, Adele (Vanessa Paradis) is about to chuck it all in a dive off a Paris bridge when the mysterious Gabor (Daniel Auteuil) arrives to talk her out of it. It seems that the danger-addicted stranger is in the habit of recruiting suicidal young women to serve as targets in his…