The terms "narcissist," "self-indulgent," and "enfant terrible" have often been used to describe French director…

Cast
Denis Lavant (Alex)Mireille Perrier (Mireille)Carroll Brooks (Helen)Maïté Nahyr (Maite)Elie PoicardChristian 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)Puig Segur (L'amoureux)Remy Brozek (Les jumeaux)Georges Brozek (Les jumeaux)
Director
Leos Carax
Synopsis
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....