Trois ponts sur la rivière

Trois ponts sur la rivière

117 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 7, 1999

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.

Trois ponts sur la rivière

117 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 7, 1999

Trois ponts sur la rivière
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.
Producers Gemini Films, Madragoa Films
Original title Trois ponts sur la rivière
Directors Stéphane Riga, Jean-Claude Biette
Writers Jean-Claude Biette

Cast

Jeanne Balibar

as Claire

Mathieu Amalric

as Arthur Echéant

Marilyne Canto

as Sophie, Claire's friend

Frédéric Norbert

as Charles

Marc Susini

as Salomon Pernety

Isabel Ruth

as The professor's assistant

Thomas Badek

as Frank Opportun

Sara Paz

as Rita