Lulu on the Bridge

1998
PG-13
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

Play trailer1:53

1 Video

14 Photos

Drama Music Mystery Romance

A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Videos1

Trailer 1:53

Watch Lulu On The Bridge

Photos14

+ 7

More like this

6.6

Blue in the Face

7.4

Smoke

5.1

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

6.1

Palmetto

7.0

The Music of Chance

7.2

The Dead

6.0

Von Richthofen and Brown

7.2

Mickybo and Me

6.3

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

6.2

Immortality

6.5

Pennies from Heaven

6.7

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
At one point, Dr. Van Horn (Willem Dafoe) writes on a scrap of paper: "Celia - s 'il y a". This pun was based on a similarity between a girl's name and a phrase in French meaning "if there is". It is a direct reference to Samuel Beckett's novel "Murphy" (1938): Celia, lover of an eponymous character, has an uncle, Mr. Willoughby Kelly, who comes up with this piece of bilingual wordplay. Paul Auster has consistently acknowledged Beckett's influence on his own oeuvre.

Goofs
When Izzy is at Celia's apartment for the first time and closes the curtains to make it dark, there is a lot of light coming in even with the curtains closed. When they turn the lights off, the room is very dark.

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

Connections
Edited into American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)

User reviews71

Review

Featured review

Pretty good debut by Auster!

Lulu, as I prefer to call it, is a sentimental, yet mysterious movie. One has to feel that this is Auster in a nutshell, covering humans dark sides as well as their fabulous way of finding meaning. Auster has done a good job when it comes to the actors and actresses, they are perfect. The soundtrack is perhaps the factor that makes the darkness of the movie even more conclusive. Whenever the CD is out, I have to buy it! Overall, Auster did a pretty good job with Lulu. Recommended, also for non -Auster fans.