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Jérôme Boivin was born on 19 July 1954 in Sens, Yonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Baxter (1989), Barjo (1992) and Vertiges (1997).
Jérôme Boivin, de son vrai nom Alain Boivin, est un réalisateur et scénariste français, né à Sens (Yonne, France), le 19 juillet 1954. Parallèlement à son travail de réalisateur, il enseigne depuis 2010 le scénario et la mise en scène à la Femis et à l’école Louis-Lumière.
Baxter is a 1989 French horror film directed by Jérôme Boivin. The film is based on the novel Hell Hound (1977) by Ken Greenhall (under the pseudonym Jessica Hamilton). The title character is a murderous white Bull Terrier who tells the story of his search for a proper master in voice-over narration.
A uniquely gifted filmmaker with a twisted comedic sensibility as distinct as those of more celebrated European auteurs like Eloy de la Iglesia and Albert Dupontel, Boivin has to date made just two features: 1988’s BAXTER and 1992’s CONFESSIONS D’UN BARJO (or, as it’s known in the US, BARJO).
Jan 18, 1989 · Baxter: Directed by Jérôme Boivin. With Lise Delamare, Jean Mercure, Jacques Spiesser, Catherine Ferran. A white bull terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.
Barjo ( Hippolyte Girardot) is eccentric, naive and obsessive. After he accidentally burns down his house during a "scientific" experiment, he moves in with his impulsive twin sister Fanfan (Anne Brochet), who is married to Charles "the Aluminum King" ( Richard Bohringer ).
Jul 7, 1993 · Barjo: Directed by Jérôme Boivin. With Richard Bohringer, Anne Brochet, Hippolyte Girardot, Consuelo De Haviland. Barjo (nutcase, crap artist), the narrator, is an obsessive simpleton who fills his notebook with verbatim dialog, observed trivia, and oddball speculation on human behavior and the end of the world.
