Boy Meets Girl (1984)

Leos Carax's (Pola X, Lovers on the Bridge) brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant)... See full synopsis »

Director:

Leos Carax

Writer:

Leos Carax

Stars:

Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, Carroll Brooks

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denis Lavant	...	Alex
Mireille Perrier	...	Mireille
Carroll Brooks	...	Helen
Maïté Nahyr	...	Maite
Elie Poicard
Christian Cloarec	...	Thomas
Lorraine Berger	...	Pimpernelle
Marc Desclozeaux	...	Henri Bestouches
Anna Baldaccini	...	Florence
Evelyne Schmitt	...	L'étudiante
Jean Duflot	...	Bouriana
P'tit Louis	...	Sacha
Dominique Reymond	...	La voisine
Georges Castorp	...	Le voisin
Anne Dieumegard	...	L'amoureuse

Storyline

Leos Carax's (Pola X, Lovers on the Bridge) brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant)... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

actress | thrown into a river | watching a children's show on tv | dancing | painting | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 November 1984 (France)

Also Known As:

Chico conoce chica

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abilene

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"When I Live My Dream"
Written by David Bowie
Performed by David Bowie

User Reviews

High concept and premise but pacing a bit dreary

The great things Carax does is let his characters dance in the fashion of the most organic of cinema or "Band a part", which relates to his great ability to create moments of someone(in/out of the movie)experiencing exuberance and ecstasy(through movement, sound, image). His casting choices are close to inspired and his writing is always in wild impulses to express the frets and agonies of love, whereas his characters can be hyperactively on the chase for love or perversely wounded, letting us do the guessing whether the character will live on hope or not. There are so many memorable images in the film, the boy's minimalist apartment, him walking with the Bowie song,the girl's conceptual loungy flat, the neo-Marienbaud inspired party scene, and Alex walking into the coffee shop where Asian businessmen were playing the pin ball machine. Also, the structure of the film is amusing, ponderous though, but recalls A bout de souffle's way of telling a story, but we could tell Carax is doing it his own way. The characteristic of the boy liking to drink milk is an eccentricity I've seen before in other movies like Leon. The ending wasn't entirely engaging, but someone could vaguely tell it was necessary for a suprise to be in store for the end, although the pacing was a bit dreary to wait for it, overall the story wasn't exactly satisfying or engaging enough, but nonetheless crafted beautifully with moments to call its own.