Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande ceinture.

[1] Pierre Barbier is a convicted criminal accused of murder and wanted by the police.

His unexpected arrival disrupts the lives of three inhabitants of the working-class neighborhood of Porte des Lilas in eastern Paris.

Lastly, there's Maria, who suspects a secret and sneaks into the Artist's house to find Barbier.

In the end, Juju commits a crime by killing the man who ruined his dreams.