Boulevard

Boulevard (1960)

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

Erscheinungsdatum
1960-11-30
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (17)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 35 Min.
Genres
Komödie
Regie
Julien Duvivier

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Boulevard is a 1960 French comedy-drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Monique Brienne, Pierre Mondy and Magali Noël.

Background and production

Jean-Pierre Léaud was only 15 years old when the movie was shot, and it was his second lead role. Filming took place at Boulogne Studios; various locations in Paris, and director Duvivier reportedly had to keep close tabs on Leaud to keep him out of trouble. Leaud had caused a commotion when he tried to get into a strip-tease show, and the management refused him entrance, due to him being underage.

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