(Porte des Lilas)

Content: Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...

Countries:

France,

Italy

Genres:

Drama,

Comedy,

Romance,

Crime

Runtime:

96 minutes

Year:

1957

Directors:

René Clair

Actors:

Juju

The Artist

Pierre Barbier

Maria

Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father

Crews:

Director

Screenplay

Dialogue

Novel

Screenplay