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The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge

The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1961

Runtime

0h 5m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

65%

Original Title

Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald ou (Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires)

Production Companies

Rome-Paris Films

Director

Agnès Varda

Description

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.