Love on the Metro: Watch J’Attendrai Le Suivant (I’ll Wait for the Next One)

It starts as it always does on the sub­way in France. The speech has the same for­mu­la­ic windup. And you think you know what’s com­ing next — the pitch for some spare change. But then things head in a new direc­tion, and a mini dra­ma unfolds. I won’t spoil the rest. J’At­tendrai Le Suiv­ant (I’ll Wait for the Next One) was nom­i­nat­ed for an Acad­e­my Award for the Best Short Film in 2002. It received mul­ti­ple oth­er nom­i­na­tions and prizes. This comes our way via Daniel, a film stu­dent in Berlin. We’ve added it to our col­lec­tion, 4,000+ Free Movies Online: Great Clas­sics, Indies, Noir, West­erns, Doc­u­men­taries & More.

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