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Boulevard is a French film directed by Julien Duvivier, released in 1960, and set in the Quartier Pigalle. It focuses on Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier (Jean-Pierre Léaud), 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 (Magali Noël), a nightclub dancer, whose lover he dreams of being. But, to Jojo's disappointment, Jenny becomes the lover of Dicky (Pierre Mondy), 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 (Monique Brienne), 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.
Original Release
11/30/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Leaud | Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier / Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo" |
Monique Brienne | Marietta Benazzi / Mariette Benazzi |
Pierre Mondy | Dicky / Dicky, l'ancien boxeur |
Magali Noël | Jenny Dorr / Jenny Dorr, l'artiste chorégraphie |
Georges Adet | Monsieur Arthur |
Jacques Duby | Giuseppe Amato, un peintre |
Jean-Marie Amato | Le clochard / le clochard qui ramasse les pièces |
Mag-Avril | La vieille Joséphine |
Alain Beach | |
Betty Beckers | Une danseuse |
Directors
Writers
Julien Duvivier, René Barjavel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Leaud | Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier / Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo" |
Monique Brienne | Marietta Benazzi / Mariette Benazzi |
Pierre Mondy | Dicky / Dicky, l'ancien boxeur |
Magali Noël | Jenny Dorr / Jenny Dorr, l'artiste chorégraphie |
Georges Adet | Monsieur Arthur |
Jacques Duby | Giuseppe Amato, un peintre |
Jean-Marie Amato | Le clochard / le clochard qui ramasse les pièces |
Mag-Avril | La vieille Joséphine |
Alain Beach | |
Betty Beckers | Une danseuse |
Anne Beguet | Marie Castagnier |
Jacques Bézard | |
Carla Clark | |
Anny Collin | |
Robert Dalban | Le forain / le forain, animateur de boxe |
Christine Darnay | |
Noël Darzal | |
Raoul Delfosse | Le serveur de la buvette |
Gérard Fallec | Roger |
Pierre Frag | Julius Rosenthal |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lucien Viard | Producer |