Boulevard focuses on Georges Jojo Castagnier an adolescent who lives in a poor room under the roof of a block of apartments in the Pigalle section of Paris He ran away from home when he realized that his stepmother hated him from dayone Among Jojos many neighbors is the gorgeous Jenny Dorr a nightclub dancer whose lover he dreams of being But to Jojos disappointment Jenny becomes the lover of Dicky a former boxer who spends his time loafing about the Pigalle cafés Jojo lacks for steady work but manages to meet his financial obligations with a series of odd jobs He tries selling magazines which is a success for a while though posing as Narcissus for two gay artists proves to be something of a disaster Eventually he woos Marietta one of his other neighbors and a girl more suited to his age But when things go really awry Jojo becomes desperate and tries to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of his building
