Le Pont du Nord

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Le Pont du Nord
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Directed by Jacques Rivette
Written byJacques Rivette
Produced by Barbet Schroeder
Martine Marignac
Margaret Ménégoz
Jean-Pierre Mahot
Starring Bulle Ogier
Pascale Ogier
Cinematography William Lubtchansky
Caroline Champetier
Matthieu Schiffman
Edited by Nicole Lubtchansky
Release dates
NYFF
7 October 1981
France
13 January 1982
Running time
127 min
Country France
Language French

Le Pont du Nord is a 1981 French film directed by Jacques Rivette. [1] The film stars Bulle Ogier and her daughter Pascale Ogier. It was released in France on 13 January 1982. [2]

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Plot

Marie (Bulle Ogier), a bank robber just out of prison, can no longer bear to live between four walls. Baptiste (Pascale Ogier) says she comes from somewhere else and intends to live by her own rules. (Note that as a French given name Baptiste is masculine, but is here played by an actress.)

Their paths cross three times in a matter of hours. Baptiste believes that it is fate; she must accompany Marie and protect her. Together, they investigate a surreal mystery that includes a briefcase stuffed with obsessive political intrigue, civic redevelopment, a huge mechanical, flame-spewing dragon and several characters all named Max. They invent a dangerous real-life game imagining Paris as a mysterious large scale board on which they play. The plot takes its structure from a French children's game, Game of the Goose (Jeu de l'oie), which overlays a makeshift design on a map of Paris.

Cast

Production notes

As usual, the story was jointly conceived with Rivette's collaborators, including Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Suzanne Schiffman and Jérôme Prieur, while the screenplay was written by Rivette. The short film Paris s'en va was made as a rehearsal in preparation for this film.

At least four film posters are seen in the film: The Big Country (1958), La Prisonnière (1968), The Silent Scream (1979), and Kagemusha (1980).

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References

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  2. "Le Pont du Nord". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.