1957
6.6 (32 votes)
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Crime
The Gates of Paris (Porte des Lilas)
Overview
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...
Key Crew
Director: René Clair
Screenplay: René Clair, Jean Aurel
Producer: René Clair
Director of Photography: Robert Lefebvre
