Overview
Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the experienced merry-go-round owner and by a young, innocent maid. The maid, Julie, loses her job after going out with Liliom; he's fired by his jealous employer for going out with Julie. The two lovers move in with Julie's aunt; unemployment emasculates him and a local weasel tempts him with crime. Julie, now wan, is true to Liliom even in his bad temper. Meanwhile, a stolid widower, a carpenter, wants to marry Julie. Is there any future on this earth for Julie and Liliom, whose love is passionate rather than ideal?
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Liliom Zadowski
- Madeleine Ozeray as Julie Boulard
- Robert Arnoux as Letourneur
- Roland Toutain as The drunken sailor
- Alexandre Rignault as Hollinger
- Henri Richard as The Commissioner
- Marcel Barencey as Purgatory Cop
- Raoul Marco as L'inspecteur - The Detective
- Antonin Artaud as Le rémouleur (The Knife Grinder)
- Léon Arvel as L'employé du commissariat (Police station employee)