Released:
1960-11-30

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

Director:
Julien Duvivier

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Comedy

• 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