Boulevard (1960)
Synopsis
Boulevard focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier, an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block of apartments in the Pigalle section of Paris. He ran away from home when he realized that his step-mother hated him from day-one. Among Jojo's many neighbors is the gorgeous Jenny Dorr , a nightclub dancer, whose lover he dreams of being. But, to Jojo's disappointment, Jenny becomes the lover of Dicky, a former boxer, who spends his time loafing about the Pigalle cafés. Jojo lacks for steady work, but manages to meet his financial obligations with a series of odd jobs. He tries selling magazines, which is a success for a while, though posing as Narcissus for two gay artists proves to be something of a disaster. Eventually, he woos Marietta, one of his other neighbors and a girl more suited to his age. But when things go really awry, Jojo becomes desperate and tries to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of his building
Release Date: 1960-11-30
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Julien Duvivier
Top Cast
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
- Monique Brienne as Mariette Benazzi
- Pierre Mondy as Dicky, l'ancien boxeur
- Magali Noël as Jenny Dorr, l'artiste chorégraphie
- Georges Adet as Monsieur Arthur
- Jacques Duby as Giuseppe Amato, un peintre
- Jean-Marie Amato as le clochard qui ramasse les pièces
- Mag-Avril as la vieille Joséphine
- Betty Beckers as une danseuse
- Robert Dalban as le forain, animateur de boxe
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