In search of hope and hopelessness

“Vous avez l’air d’une fille qui va faire une connerie” (Eng: You look like a girl who is about to commit a terrible mistake.) –Daniel Auteuil

Girl on the Bridge (1999) – Patrice Leconte
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La fille sur le pont (The Girl On the Bridge) is a French film released in 1999, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis.

At the beginning of the film, the character played by Vanessa Paradis is about to throw herself off a bridge when she is asked by Daniel Auteuil: “Why are you doing this?” Vanessa’s character answers: “Because I am desperate” and than retorts: “What are you doing here?”. Auteuil answers: “I am looking for desperate women.”
See also: Girl on the Bridge (1999) – Patrice Leconte