Gainsbourg : a heroic life
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
2-Disc collector's set.
Languages
French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Performers
Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta, Doug Jones, Anna Mouglalis.
Publication Information
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2012]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Best selling comic book artist Joann Sfar delivers a biography of famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Born Lucien Ginsburg to Russian-Jewish parents, Sfar follows him from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, his transition from painter to jazz musician to pop superstar and his many relationships including Juliette Greco, Brigitte Bardot, and Jane Birkin while employing a witty surrealistic style and a soundtrack that acts like a time capsule to '60s Paris.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the graphic novel by Joann Sfar.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Bonus features: Joann Sfar (drawings) : a documentary by Mathieu Amalric ; original storyboards and character sketches by Joann Sfar ; The making of Gainsbourg ; theatrical trailer.