

Overview
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
Top Cast

Vanessa Paradis
Adèle

Daniel Auteuil
Gabor

Demetre Georgalas
Takis

Catherine Lascault
Irène
Frédéric Pfluger
Contortionist

Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Bride
Mireille Mossé
Miss Memory
Didier Lemoine
TGV Ticket Conductor
Bertie Cortez
Kusak

Stéphane Metzger
Italian Waiter

Claude Aufaure
Suicide Victim

Farouk Bermouga
TGV Waiter
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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