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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) (original title)

130 min  -  Biography | Drama | Music   -  20 January 2010 (France)
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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.

Director:

Joann Sfar

Writers:

Joann Sfar (graphic novel), Joann Sfar (screenplay)

Stars:

Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon and Laetitia Casta
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Elmosnino ...
Lucy Gordon Lucy Gordon ...
Laetitia Casta ...
Doug Jones ...
La Gueule
Anna Mouglalis ...
Mylène Jampanoï ...
Bambou
Sara Forestier ...
Kacey Mottet Klein Kacey Mottet Klein ...
Lucien Ginsburg
Razvan Vasilescu Razvan Vasilescu ...
Joseph Ginsburg
Dinara Drukarova Dinara Drukarova ...
Olga Ginsburg (as Dinara Droukarova)
Philippe Katerine Philippe Katerine ...
Deborah Grall ...
Elisabeth Levizky
Yolande Moreau ...
Fréhel
Ophélia Kolb Ophélia Kolb ...
Le modèle
Claude Chabrol ...
Le producteur musique de Gainsbourg
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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.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | Singer | Female Nudity | Composer | Fame  | See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] | Official site [Germany] | See more »

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Russian

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€2,810,500 (France) (24 January 2010) (499 Screens)

Gross:

$9,234,225 (France)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

One World Films, Studio 37, Universal Pictures International (UPI) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | UK: (recut version)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Last film that new wave director Claude Chabrol was ever involved in. He plays the record producer with a big cigar. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The young Gainsbourg is shown drawing left-handed, but the adult Gainsbourg becomes right-handed. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Lucien Ginsburg: Can I put your hand in mine?
Girl: No, you're too ugly.
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Connections

Featured in "De wereld draait door: Episode #5.128" (2010) See more »