The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald
by Agnès Varda0h031961France
The film"s page
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.
Credits
- Directed by : Agnès Varda
- Screenplay : Agnès Varda
- Costumes : Bernard Evein
- Editor : Janine Verneau
- Original score : Michel Legrand
- Producing company : Rome-Paris Films
- Production : Georges de Beauregard
- Image : Jean Rabier
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1961
- Category : Short film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : Mute