Friday, June 12, 2020

The Girl on the Bridge

The Girl on the Bridge (a 1999 movie)


    It's night on a Paris connect. A young lady hangs over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a rough longing to suffocate her distresses. 

All of a sudden somebody checks out her. He is Gabor, a blade hurler who needs a human objective for his show. 

The young lady, Adele, has never been fortunate and no place else to go. So she tails him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform and in the process win a major fortune through betting. 

Albeit them two proceed with a non-romantic relationship, the sex-starved young lady endeavors to lay down with attractive folks she experiences all through the excursion. 

At last, Adele becomes hopelessly enamored with a recently marry lucky man and them two steal away to Greece, while Gabor is stuck in Turkey. 

At that point Adele is dumped by the man of the hour. Just at this point both Gabor and Adele understand that karma isn't with them except if they get together once more. Yet, them two are bankrupt to the point that they can't take care of themselves, not to mention returning to Paris and rejoin...



    A woman's long history of bad luck starts to change when she puts her life on the line in this romantic drama. Adèle (Vanessa Paradis) is a 22-year-old woman whose life seems to have been a long series of miscalculations; she's never had much luck with love, life, or career, and is standing on a bridge overlooking the Seine one night, contemplating suicide, when she's approached by a man named Gabor (Daniel Auteuil). Gabor announces he's a knife-thrower who needs a new human target for his act. Would Adèle be interested? Adèle's immediate answer is to jump into the water, but after Gabor fishes her out

cast :
 
Vanessa ParadisVanessa Paradis...Adèle
Daniel AuteuilDaniel Auteuil...Gabor
Frédéric PflugerFrédéric Pfluger...Contortionist
Dimitris GeorgalasDimitris Georgalas...Takis (as Demetre Georgalas)
Catherine LascaultCatherine Lascault...Irene
Isabelle Petit-JacquesIsabelle Petit-Jacques...Bride
Mireille MosséMireille Mossé...Miss Memory
Didier LemoineDidier Lemoine...TGV Ticket Conductor
Bertie CortezBertie Cortez...Kusak
Stéphane MetzgerStéphane Metzger...Italian Waiter
Claude AufaureClaude Aufaure...Suicide Victim
Farouk BermougaFarouk Bermouga...TGV Waiter
Nicolas DonatoNicolas Donato...Mr. Loyal
Enzo EtokyoEnzo Etokyo...Italian Megaphone
Giorgios GatziosGiorgios Gatzios...Barker
Pierre-François Martin-LavalPierre-François Martin-Laval...Fireman #1
Franck MonsignyFranck Monsigny...Intern
Boris NapesBoris Napes...The Barman
Luc PalunLuc Palun...Stage Manager
Jacques PhilipsonJacques Philipson...Guy in T-Shirt
Jean-Paul RouvrayJean-Paul Rouvray...Fireman #2
Philippe SirePhilippe Sire...Hotel Concierge
Natasha SolignacNatasha Solignac...Nurse
Isabelle SpadeIsabelle Spade...Casino Woman
Jacques VertanJacques Vertan...Clown
Bruno VillienBruno Villien...Casino Neighbor

"Dunkirk" make french citizens disappointed?

"Dunkirk" make french citizens disappointed?


    Dunkirk movie is about World War II,Acclaimed auteur Christopher Nolan directs this World War II thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold. Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance co-star, with longtime Nolan collaborator Hans Zimmer providing the score.

    Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.


    
Evacuation of Allied soldiers from the British Empire, and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German Army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in World War II.

    World War II. The enemy forces have cornered four hundred thousand British and French soldiers on the French coast at Dunkirk. A small number of primarily-French soldiers are guarding the perimeter, where the British and French soldiers are amassed, which is getting increasingly smaller as enemy forces advance. Most of those British and French soldiers are now on the beach waiting for destroyers to come and take them back to Britain. 

    Each of the countries are taking care of their own. The British are leaving first and among those the wounded get first priority despite their taking up seven times the space of the able-bodied soldiers. 

    An issue with Dunkirk is that there is only one dock the destroyers can access, which needs to be protected from the enemy bombs. As such, Churchill, newly elected, has put out a call for civilian watercraft to head to Dunkirk both to transport supplies and to transport soldiers from the beach to the destroyers or back to Britain if at all possible. 
   
     Within this situation, four general stories are told. In one, Commander Bolton, the top British Naval officer on the ground, knows deep in his heart that the soldiers are largely sitting ducks on the beach as the enemy planes fly over. He knows that the situation is a catch-22 for the British in that they need to bring as many soldiers safely home as possible at the depletion of their military resources, which in turn they need to preserve for the day if, but more likely when, the enemies make their way onto British soil. In the second story, a squadron of three Royal Air Force Spitfires are amongst those limited air resources that are embarking in dog fights with enemy planes, while protecting the soldiers on the ground. In the process, they have to ensure their own safety in order to provide what is needed for the ground soldiers, which includes knowing about things like fuel levels and having enough to make their way back to home base whenever required.

     In the third story, two soldiers meet on the beach, the two of them knowing that the longer they remain on the beach, the likelier they are not to survive this skirmish. As such, they try to do whatever they need to to make it onto one of those destroyers or any other watercraft making its way back to Britain.

    However, making it aboard a ship does not necessarily ensure their survival, and in the final story, Mr. Dawson, his young-adult son Peter, and their seventeen-year-old friend George are on Dawson's pleasure craft making its way to Dunkirk to do their part in the war effort, all realizing the dangers involved. 

    They have to decide at each step along the way if they will focus on personal problems or if they will continue on to assist in the war, as was their first priority when they left Britain.

    Cast dunkirk is :

Fionn WhiteheadFionn Whitehead...Tommy
Damien BonnardDamien Bonnard...French Soldier
Aneurin BarnardAneurin Barnard...Gibson
Lee ArmstrongLee Armstrong...Grenadier
James BloorJames Bloor...Irate Soldier
Barry KeoghanBarry Keoghan...George
Mark RylanceMark Rylance...Mr. Dawson
Tom Glynn-CarneyTom Glynn-Carney...Peter
Tom HardyTom Hardy...Farrier
Jack LowdenJack Lowden...Collins
Luke ThompsonLuke Thompson...Warrant Officer
Michel BielMichel Biel...French Soldier 2
Constantin BalsanConstantin Balsan...French Soldier 3
Billy HowleBilly Howle...Petty Officer
Mikey CollinsMikey Collins...Soldier
Callum BlakeCallum Blake...Stretcher Bearer
Dean RidgeDean Ridge...Soldier at the Gap
Bobby LockwoodBobby Lockwood...Able Seaman
Will AttenboroughWill Attenborough...Second Lieutenant
Kenneth BranaghKenneth Branagh...Commander Bolton
Tom NolanTom Nolan...Lieutenant
James D'ArcyJames D'Arcy...Colonel Winnant
Matthew MarshMatthew Marsh...Rear Admiral
Cillian MurphyCillian Murphy...Shivering Soldier
Adam LongAdam Long...Sub-Lieutenant
Harry StylesHarry Styles...Alex
Miranda NolanMiranda Nolan...Nurse
Bradley HallBradley Hall...Sailor
Jack Cutmore-ScottJack Cutmore-Scott...Lifeboat Soldier 1
Brett LorenziniBrett Lorenzini...Lifeboat Soldier 2
Michael FoxMichael Fox...Engineer
Brian VernelBrian Vernel...Highlander 1
Elliott TittensorElliott Tittensor...Highlander 2
Kevin GuthrieKevin Guthrie...Highlander 3
Harry RichardsonHarry Richardson...Private
Jochum ten HaafJochum ten Haaf...Dutch Seaman
Johnny GibbonJohnny Gibbon...Junior Naval Officer
Richard SandersonRichard Sanderson...Heinkel Spotter
Kim HartmanKim Hartman...Stewardess
Calam LynchCalam Lynch...Deal Sailor
Charley Palmer RothwellCharley Palmer Rothwell...Corporal
Tom GillTom Gill...Furious Soldier
John NolanJohn Nolan...Blind Man
Bill MilnerBill Milner...Lone Private
Jack RiddifordJack Riddiford...Soldier on RN Launch
Harry CollettHarry Collett...Boy
Eric RichardEric Richard