Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.

Juliette Binoche
as Michèle Stalens

Denis Lavant
as Alex

Klaus-Michael Grüber
as Hans

Édith Scob
as Couple in car

Georges Aperghis
as Couple in car

Daniel Buain
as Alex's friend

Marion Stalens
as Marion

Chrichan Larsson
as Julien

Paulette Berthonnier
as Sailor / Barge operator

Roger Berthonnier
as Sailor / Barge operator
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As romances go, they don’t come a lot less orthodox than this one. “Alex” (Denis Lavant) is a vagrant who finds a berth of a night on the Pont Neuf over the Seine that has been closed for renovation. He survives on a diet of drugs and alcohol and has no real friends beyond his dealer on the bridge. ...