Synopsis
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Metacritic70/100
155 audience votes
Key crew
- Aki KaurismäkiDirector
- Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay
Cast
- Matti PellonpääRodolfo
- Evelyne DidiMimi
- André WilmsMarcel
- Kari VäänänenSchaunard
- Christine MurilloMusette
- Jean-Pierre LéaudBlancheron
- Carlos SalgadoWaiter
- Alexis NitzerHenri Bernard
- Sylvie Van Den ElsenMrs. Bernard
- Gilles CharmantHugo / Rock Group
- Dominique MarcasShop Owner
- Samuel FullerGassot
Stills
Themes
friendshiphomeless personparis, francecomposerpainterplaywrightbohemianevictionstruggling artistpennilessstruggling playwrightbohemians