The Bridge (1999 film)

Normandy, 1962. For 15 years, Mina has been married to Georges, with whom she has a son, Tommy. She used to be very much in love with Georges but the passion of their marriage has died out. Mina meets Mathias, a handsome bridge-building engineer, and falls in love with him. ==Cast==

• Carole Bouquet as Mina • Gérard Depardieu as Georges • Charles Berling as Mathias • Christiane Cohendy as Gaby • Dominique Reymond as Claire Daboval • Mélanie Laurent as Lisbeth • Michelle Goddet as Babet • Stanislas Forlani as Tommy • Gérard Dauzatas Mr Daboval • Agathe Dronne as site secretary ==Production==

The Bridge was Depardieu's second film as a director, 15 years after Le tartuffe. Lead actress Carole Bouquet was Depardieu's real-life partner at the time. It was the debut film of Mélanie Laurent. ==Reception==

Les Echos called the film a decent "first attempt" at directing by Depardieu and praised the performances of the three leads. Le Monde gave the film a negative review, calling it "banal", old-fashioned and ridiculously devoid of style. The film performed poorly at the French box-office, selling 270 865 admissions. ==Home video==

The film was released on VHS in 2000 and on DVD in 2007. ==References==