Boulevard (1960 film)

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

Plot
Georges "Jojo" Castagnier is 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 stepmother hates him. Among Jojo's many neighbors is the object of his affection, gorgeous nightclub dancer Jenny Dorr. But, to Jojo's disappointment, Jenny becomes the lover of former boxer Dicky, 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, and posing for artists, which proves to be a disaster. Eventually, he woos his neighbor Marietta, a girl more suited to his age. But when things go awry, Jojo becomes desperate and tries to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of his building.

Cast

 * Jean-Pierre Léaud as Georges 'jojo' Castagnier
 * Monique Brienne as Marietta
 * Pierre Mondy as Dicky
 * Magali Noël as Jenny Dorr
 * Jacques Duby as Giuseppe Amato, un peintre
 * Georges Adet as Monsieur Arthur
 * Jean-Marie Amato as Le clochard
 * Mag-Avril as La vieille Joséphine
 * Alain Beach as Himself
 * Detty Beckers as Une danseuse
 * Anne Beguet as Marie Castagnier
 * Jacques Bézard as Himself
 * Carla Clark as Himself
 * Anny Collin as Himself (as Any Collin)
 * Robert Dalban as Le forain
 * Christine Darnay as Himself
 * Noël Darzal as Himself
 * Raoul Delfosse as Le serveur de la buvette
 * Gérard Fallec as Roger
 * Pierre Frag as Julius Rosenthal
 * Jacques Herlin as Le garçon de café
 * Bob Ingarao as Louis Arnavon, un boxeur
 * Jean-Louis Le Goff as Le policier en civil
 * Marcellys as Le clown
 * Maryse Martin as Mme Duriez
 * Albert Michel as Gaston Duriez
 * Alain Morat as Pietro Bennazzi (as Bibi Morat)
 * Nina Myral as Himself
 * Hubert Noël as Le maquereau
 * Alexandre Rignault as L'entraîneur de boxe
 * Aram Stephan as Himself
 * Hélène Tossy as Mme Benazzi
 * Paul Uny as Himself
 * Julien Verdier as Jean Castagnier
 * Louis Viret as Himself