La Vie de bohème (1992) Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Comedy / Drama
aka: The Bohemian Life
Film Synopsis
Marcel Max has written a play that no publisher will touch.
Evicted from his lodgings because he can no longer afford the rent,
Marcel ends up walking the streets. One evening, he meets an
Albanian painter, Rodolfo, who is as penniless as he is. As he
attempts to get back into his apartment, Marcel finds that it has
already been re-let to another tenant, a musician named
Schaunard. The latter takes pity on the impoverished writer and
invites him and Rodolfo to stay with him. All three men are soon
to experience the same hardships...
Cast: Matti Pellonpää (Rodolfo),
Evelyne Didi (Mimi),
André Wilms (Marcel),
Kari Väänänen (Schaunard),
Christine Murillo (Musette),
Jean-Pierre Léaud (Blancheron),
Laika (Baudelaire),
Carlos Salgado (Garcon de café),
Alexis Nitzer (Henri Bernard),
Sylvie Van den Elsen (Mme. Bernard),
Gilles Charmant (Groupe rock),
Dominique Marcas (Brocanteuse),
Samuel Fuller (Gassot),
Jean-Paul Wenzel (Francis),
Louis Malle (Gentleman),
André Penvern (Inspecteur de police),
Maximilien Regiani (Médecin),
Daniel Dublet (Serveur),
Philippe Dormoy (Policier),
Louis Delamotte (Propriétaire)
Country: France / Germany / Sweden / Finland
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 103 min
Aka:The Bohemian Life
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