Boy Meets Girl
In Paris at night, a young aspiring filmmaker grapples with heartbreak after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend. After a failed attempt to confront his friend, he wanders the streets and encounters a girl who has just been abandoned. Their paths cross at a party, bringing together two tormented souls.
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Cast
32 people
Denis Lavant
Alex
Known for
Holy Motors
Beau Travail
Mireille Perrier
Mireille
Known for
Point Blank
Mauvais Sang
Carroll Brooks
Helen
Known for
Mauvais Sang
Maïté Nahyr
Maite
Known for
City of Women
I Love You, I Don't
Elie Poicard
Christian Cloarec
Thomas
Also in
Frenchman's Creek
E o Tempo Passa
Lorraine Berger
Pimpernelle
No other roles listed
Marc Desclozeaux
Henri Bestouches
Known for
The Lovers on the Bridge
Anna Baldaccini
Florence
Known for
Every Man for Himself
The Beast
Evelyne Schmitt
Student
Jean Duflot
Bouriana
No other roles listed
P'tit Louis
Sacha
No other roles listed
Leos Carax Director · Jean-Yves Escoffier Cinematographer Francine Sandberg Editor
United States release November 15, 1984 · Produced in France · Production Théo Films
Production
Abilene
Production
Théo Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 22, 1984
Premiere · Cannes International Film Festival
United States · November 15, 1984
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
France · November 21, 1984
Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 1984 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea
January 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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