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Le Pont Rouge

The Red Bridge
by Geneviève Mersch
Country: Luxemburg
Year: 1991
Duration: 21'


Since 1966, a huge red arch has spanned the Pfaffenthal area of Luxembourg. The inhabitants have slept little since then, and never walk under the bridge without looking up. They know that any number of things may rain down on them from above: French-fries, concrete blocks, dogs and particularly human bodies. Since 1966, more than one hundred people have chosen the red bridge as the stage for their suicide attempt, landing on roof-tops, sidewalks and children's sand-pits. The film-maker focuses on the local inhabitants, allowing them to express their fears, their anger and their desperation.

Biography

film director

Genevieve Mersch

FILMOGRAFIA

Le pont rouge (1991), Les sept péchés capitaux (1992), John (1994), Verrouillage central (2001), Roger (1996), J'ai toujours voulu être une sainte (2003).

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