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Three Bridges on the River (1999)

Directed by Jean-Claude Biette

Overview

Arthur is a history teacher who lives alone in Paris after having broken up with Claire. He is a sensitive man, full of existential doubts and questions. He has to go to Lisbon to meet an eminent historian whose work is the subject of his thesis. Having just made up with Claire, he decides to take her along. She’s an ideal travel companion and it seems their relationship has not yet exhausted its potential. But moving from Lisbon to Oporto, their fantasy of a second honeymoon clashes with the reality of a world on the verge of a nightmare.

Length 117 minutes

Actors

Jeanne Balibar | Mathieu Amalric | Thomas Badek | André Baptista | Sara Paz | Michèle Moretti | Isabel Ruth | Marilyne Canto | Frédéric Norbert | Marc Susini