Gainsbourg is an enchanting glimpse at the life of a musical icon, his early years growing up as a jewish boy in 1940s nazioccupied paris, his wildly successful songwriting years and of course his now legendary romances with some of the eras most famous. Serge gainsbourg is nothing short of a national hero in france, a legend across europe, and a musical cult figure in the uk gainsbourg vie heroique is the biopic that has packed french cinemas since january. A glimpse at the life of french singer serge gainsbourg, from growing up. Comic book artist joann sfar interprets the life of 60s pop star serge gainsbourg eric elmosnino,19211991, beginning with his childhood years in nazioccupied paris, through his early years as. German, french, italian, spanish, polish, rumanian, dutch, hungarian, portuguese. The film follows notorious musician serge gainsbourgs. Gainsbourg vie heroique is a 2010 french drama film written and directed by joann sfar. Victorias secret babe laetitia casta appears as brigitte bardot and lucy gordon is jane birkin. A heroic life 2011 official hd movie trailer youtube. Il film ha ottenuto 8 candidature e vinto 3 cesar, al box office usa serge gainsbourg vie heroique ha incassato 30,4 mila dollari.
It is a biopic of french singer serge gainsbourg plot. Eric elmosnino serge gainsbourg in gainsbourg vie heroique. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. The film is a glimpse at serges life, from growing up in 1940s nazioccupied paris through his successful songwriting years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62. With eric elmosnino, lucy gordon, laetitia casta, doug jones. We know life happens, so if something comes up, you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime. Released by 101 distribution in 2010 containing music from gainsbourg. Following him from his childhood in nazioccupied paris to his boozesoaked decline in the years before his death, gainsbourg. The film is about the life of the french singersongwritercomposer from growing up in 1940s nazioccupied paris through his successful international songwriting years in the 1960s to. Based on the life of iconic french singer, poet, writer and actor serge gainsbourg, the film is a surreal record of gainsbourgs youth in 1940s. It might be noted that this dvd offering is a 2 disk set the second disk contains a 20 min featurette on the director of the film french artist joann sfar. A glimpse at the life of french singer serge gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s nazioccupied paris through his successful songwriting years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
Import only soundtrack to the 2010 motion picture based on the life of french entertainment icon serge gainsbourg. Where to begin for those who dont know serge gainsbourg real name lucien was a french singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director. Its a biopic about the life the of the legendaryi would not use the word heroic, cause he was kind of an asshole as the movie also points out in his relations with women, but a musical legend he certaintly was serge gainsbourg. Serge gainsbourgs life, from the young lucien ginsburg in 1940s occupied paris, to the poet, composer and worldfamous singer. A heroic life, i am not sure he was heroic, and i dont believe this film does, either he was a star more because of his insouciant, defiant personality than for the quality of his voice, and a genius in getting himself into scrapes. If theres an artist whose life and work cries out for an unconventional biopic, its serge gainsbourg, the great french singer and songwriter who cycled through musical styles as playfully and promiscuously as he did beautiful women. Gainsbourgs twosided personality narcissistic and selfloathing and his overthetop antics with brigitte. This is the original lead in to qui est in qui est out. A glimpse at the life of french singer serge gainsbourg, from growing up in nazioccupied paris through his successful songwriting years in the to his death in 1991 at the age of ive got to see this movie. Vie heroique soundtrack from 2011, composed by olivier daviaud. Gainsbourg played by eric elmosnino, an actor with an eerie resemblance to the original was born to russianjewish parents in paris in the 1920s. A heroic life 2010 starring eric elmosnino and lucy gordon on dvd and bluray.
Serge gainsbourg was one of the great performing artists of france from the 1960s until his death in 1991, but despite the title of gainsbourg. In this smokefilled take on the life of singer, songwriter and french icon, serge gainsbourg, even the fish in the animated opening credits sequence are puffing away. Eric elmosnino, lucy gordon, laetitia casta, anna mouglalis, kacey mottet klein. Serge gainsbourg vie heroique nl dvd, eric elmosnino.