Boulevard

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 30, 1960

Original language

French

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud,Monique Brienne,Pierre Mondy,Magali Noël,Georges Adet,Jacques Duby,Jean-Marie Amato,Mag-Avril,Betty Beckers,Robert Dalbanand 22 more

Director

Julien Duvivier

Writer

René Barjavel,Julien Duvivier

Cinematography

Roger Dormoy

Music

Jean Yatove

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053671