The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge

Directed by Agnès Varda
1961    5m
6.7
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.
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Cast of The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge
  • Anna KarinaAnna, The Blonde Girl
  • Jean-Luc GodardMan with the Black Glasses
  • Emilienne CailleBlack Fiancée
  • Eddie ConstantineThe Sprinkler
  • Sami FreyUndertaker
  • Georges de BeauregardHearse and Ambulance Driver
  • Danièle DelormeFlowers Vendor
  • Yves RobertHandkerchief Seller
  • Alan ScottSailor
  • Jean-Claude BrialyNurse

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