Lulu on the Bridge is a 1998 American romantic-mystery drama film written and directed by author Paul Auster and starring Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Willem Dafoe. The film is about a jazz saxophone player whose life is transformed after being shot. After discovering a mysterious stone, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful aspiring actress, but their happiness is cut short by a series of strange, dreamlike events. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Jazz saxophone player Izzy Maurer is shot in the chest during a performance at... a jazz club by a deranged man. Izzy survives the seven-hour operation, but loses his left lung, ending his musical career. A young aspiring actress named Celia Burns walks into the Chez Pierre restaurant in New York City where she works as a waitress. She and her boss talk about the shooting. Later she purchases Izzy's latest CD. Following his recovery, Izzy stays to himself and avoids his friends. Gradually he ventures outside and adapts to his new life.
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| Release date: | August 14, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Paul Auster |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Editor: | Tim Squyres |
| Music by: | Graeme Revell, John Lurie |
| Cinematography: | Alik Sakharov |
| Screenplay by: | Paul Auster |
| Genre: | Thriller |