Denis Levant and Juliette Binoche star in what remains director Leos Carax's (Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais sang, Pola X) most well-known and controversial film, for many his greatest achievement, for others his most self-indulgent.

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (released in the US as Lovers on the Bridge) is a uniquely uplifting story of two misfits who risk everything for love! A homeless artist who is losing her sight, Michele (Binoche) finds herself drawn into a passionate relationship with a troubled street performer named Alex. Then, despite all obstacles, they together find love and shelter on the famed Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. But, in time, their unlikely love will be tested as Michele's secret past catches up with her.

The film has been likened to Francis Coppola's One From the Heart for the escalating cost of its budget, the scale of its supposed folly and the effect it had on the director's subsequent career. Having obtained permission to shoot for 10 days on the Pont-Neuf bridge from the French authorities (Carax had wanted 3 months), production delays (including an injury suffered by leading man Denis Lavant) saw their location time evaporate. Carax's response was to transport the entire production to the South of France and recreate the bridge and surrounding buildings as a huge set. The budget spiralled to approximately four times its original estimate to become one of the most expensive French films of all time. A visually extraordinary work, it entranced as many as it bemused, and its less than stellar box-office performance and uneven critical reception effectively put Carax's career on hold for the next eight years.

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf will be released on UK DVD on 24th August by Arrow Films at the RRP of £15.9. No extra features have been listed.