The Bridge

No longer content simply to appear in every other film produced in France, Gerard Depardieu has decided to direct as well. And while there's little danger of his appearing on a short list of great auteurs anytime soon, this sensitively acted drama, co-directed with Fred Auburtin, shows a filmmaker willing to allow his fine cast (which, naturally, includes himself) to do most of the work. It's the early 1960s, and in the sunny village of Yvetot a 15-year-old marriage is quietly ending. Georges (Depardieu), whose business has fallen on hard times, has taken a job working on a new suspension bridge. The job site is sufficiently distant that Georges must spend w...