Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1984 · 104 min · FR · 6.7 (98 votes)
Dir. Leos Carax · Starring Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, Carroll Brooks, Maïté Nahyr, Elie Poicard, Christian Cloarec
DramaRomance

Paris by night. Alex, 22, wants to become a filmmaker. He is fascinated by first times and his girlfriend, Florence, has just left him for his best friend, Thomas. First break-up, first attempted murder: Alex tries to strangle Thomas, but gives up and wanders the streets. That evening, Mireille, a girl from provincial France who has come up to Paris to make commercials, is left by her boyfriend. Alex witnesses this separation. These two tormented souls run into each other at a party.

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A tender, melancholic exploration of young love and artistic ambition in Paris. It captures the ache of first heartbreak and the tentative hope of new connections, all set against a romantic, introspective urban backdrop.

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