Fiancés on the Bridge

Fiancés on the Bridge — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 11, 1962
• Runtime
• 5 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Romance
• Director
• Agnès Varda

Fiancés on the Bridge — Cast

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