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Let's not forget about two very famous films :

• a 1957 war film The Bridge on the River Kwai whose title music is very famous. It was an adaptation of a French book by Pierre Boulle.
  

• a 1995 drama The Bridges of Madison County with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford
  

• The song which comes to my mind when thinking of bridges is a song about friendship called Like a Bridge over Troubled Waters sung by a duo called Simon and Garfunkel in 1970
  

and in a different style by Aretha Franklin.

Look at the first stanza of the song :

When you’re weary, feeling small, (= quand tu es épuisée, et que tu te sens minable)

"When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all; (quand tes yeux s'empliront de larmes, je les sècherai)

I’m on your side. When times get rough (Je suis de ton côté. Quand les temps seront durs)

And friends just can’t be found, (et que tu ne trouves plus d'amis)

Like a bridge over troubled water (comme un pont sur les eaux tumultueuses)

I will lay me down. (je me baisserai vers toi)

Bridges helps you walk from one side to another, they help connect people. They are a means of communication like English. So let's bridge the gaps between you and me by speaking English !