Boy Meets Girl

Year: 1984
Country: Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
Director: Leos Carax
Cast: Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, Carroll Brooks, Maïté Nahyr
Genre: drama, romance
Runtime: 100 min.
Age: 16+
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...

Awards & Festivals:

Cannes Film Festival – Award of the Youth 
Chicago International Film Festival – participation 
César Awards, Nominee – Best First Work