Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Jan 20, 2010

2h 10m

★ 6.9

Overview

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Studio 37

One World Films

Lilou Film

Focus Features

Canal+

Universal Pictures

Kinology

France Télévisions

La Région Île-de-France

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Cast

Serge Gainsbourg

Éric Elmosnino

Jane Birkin

Lucy Gordon

Brigitte Bardot

Laetitia Casta

La gueule

Doug Jones

Juliette Greco

Anna Mouglalis

Bambou

Mylène Jampanoï

France Gall

Sara Forestier

Lucien Ginsburg

Kacey Mottet Klein

Joseph Gainsburg (le père)

Răzvan Vasilescu

Olga Gainsburg (la mère)

Dinara Drukarova

Boris Vian

Philippe Katerine

Elisabeth Levizky

Deborah Grall

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