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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Year
2012
Language
FRENCH (ENGLISH subtitles)
Duration
2h 2m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Eric Elmosnino, Laetitia Casta, Lucy Gordon
Directed By
Joann Sfar
Publication Information
Music Box Films
Summary
An original take on one of France's greatest mavericks, the illustrious Jewish singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Born Lucien Ginsburg, we follow him from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris to his beginnings as a jazz musician, and finally pop superstar. Along the way he romances many of the era's most beautiful women, including Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin. Employing a witty style and soundtrack that includes many of the musician's greatest hits, this is a time capsule to 1960's Paris.