Lulu on the Bridge (1998)

Director:

Paul Auster

Writer (WGA):

Paul Auster (written by)

Release Date:

14 August 1998 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Is she real? ..or did he make her up?

Plot:

This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy who's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Saxophonist | Stone | Ex Wife | Telephone Number

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	Izzy Maurer
Richard Edson	...	Dave Reilly
Don Byron	...	Tyrone Lord
Kevin Corrigan	...	Man With Gun
Mira Sorvino	...	Celia Burns
Victor Argo	...	Pierre
Peggy Gormley	...	Dr. Fisher
Harold Perrineau	...	Bobby Perez
Gina Gershon	...	Hannah
Sophie Auster	...	Sonia Kleinman
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Catherine Moore
Mandy Patinkin	...	Philip Kleinman
Greg Johnson	...	Stanley Mar
David Byrne	...	'Laughing Man' Escort
Holly Buczek	...	Dying Girl

Also Known As:

Erotevmenoi eos tin aioniotita (Greece) [el]
Heridas de amor (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Köprüdeki lulu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Lulu - Das Geheimnis einer Liebe (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Lulu on the Bridge (Portugal) [pt]
Lulu on the Bridge (Italy) [it]
Lulu on the Bridge (France) [fr]
Lulu sur le pont (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nainen sillalla (Finland) [fi]
O Mistério de Lulu (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, brief strong language and sensuality.

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

The character of Dr. Van Horn was originally written for novelist Salman Rushdie, a good friend of Paul Auster. Because the fatwah issued against Rushdie by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 had not been lifted, production costs would have exploded because of the necessary security to guard Rushdie. The part eventually went to Willem Dafoe.

Quotes:

Hannah: You still don't know who I am, do you? After all these years, you still don't have a clue.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Edge of Outside (2006)

a gem of a film

This movie is an original - a gem. Fifteen minutes after it was over I began weeping - I was so touched. It is never too late. One can lead a rotten life, but there is always hope - even in the strangest of times - to find love and to become a person worthy of being loved in return. To provide more details would undermine the movie's original theme. Indeed, the description on this web page is not at all what the film is really about. I don't know why the ratings aren't higher. Perhaps the movie is lost on impatient souls who need lots of action to keep their attention intact.