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The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge (1961)
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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aspectratio.1-33-1
Watch Providers: Criterion Channel
Production companies: Rome Paris Films
Country: France
Languages:
No Language,
French
Runtime: 5 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1961
Status: Released
Certification: NR
