Boy Meets Girl

This promising second feature from young French director Léos Carax (his first was LANGUE PENDUE) plays off the old Hollywood-style "boy meets girl" romance, but here he gives it an ominous twist. The setting is a dark, black-and-white Paris, where both Denis Lavant and Mireille Perrier lead aimless, unhappy existences. Lavant, an aspiring filmmaker in his early 20s, falls into depression when his girlfriend runs off with his best friend. Perrier, as well, has been victimized in a failed romance with Elie Poicard. Having first become obsessed by Perrier's voice over an apartment intercom system, Lavant finally sees the suicidal girl walking along the Seine. Later, ...