| Laurent Lucas | ... | Boris Vian | |
| Julie Gayet | ... | Michelle Vian | |
| Bernard Le Coq | ... | Raymond Queneau | |
| Anna-Lena Strasse | ... | Ursula Kubler-Vian | |
| Arnaud Simon | ... | Le major | |
| Didier Flamand | ... | Jean Paulhan | |
| Didier Vinson | ... | Jean d'Halluin | |
| Jean-Pascal Abribat | ... | Claude Léon | |
| Alain Libolt | ... | Jean-Paul Sartre | |
| Bernard Verley | ... | Gaston Gallimard | |
| Myriam Moraly | ... | Juliette Greco | |
| Philippe du Janerand | ... | Marcel Arland | |
| Jacky Ido | ... | Vernon Sullivan | |
| Christophe Salengro | ... | Miqueut | |
| Philippe Faure | ... | Docteur Chiche | |
| Philippe Fretun | ... | Jacques Canetti | |
| Hervé Pierre | ... | Antoine Syros | |
| Marius Mancel | ... | Patrick 3 ans | |
| Louis Genty | ... | Patrick 8 ans | |
| Victor Sévaux | ... | Patrick 17 ans (as Victor Sevaux) | |
| Anne-Lorraine Bousch | ... | Hôtesse révée | |
| Pascale Geille | ... | Hôtesse sévère | |
| Jeupeu | ... | Le fossoyeur | |
| Françoise Loreau | ... | La gardienne | |
| Elise Diamant | ... | Anne-Marie Cazalis | |
| Lauriane Escaffre | ... | La femme en vert | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sylvain Charbonneau | ... | Un gendarme (uncredited) | |
| Clément Sageste | ... | Le vitrier (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Philippe Le Guay | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Didier Vinson | ||
Produced by | |||
| Florence Laneurie | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Pierre Bertrand | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Aurélien Devaux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Emmanuelle Labbé | |||
Casting by | |||
| Tatiana Vialle | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Pierre-François Limbosch | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Elisabeth Tavernier | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Amy Arguedas | .... | hair stylist | |
| Guillaume Castagné | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Ema Chicotot | .... | makeup artist (as Emma Chicotot) | |
| Véronique Clochepain | .... | makeup artist (as Véronique Clochepin-Lassalle) | |
| Céline Colinet | .... | makeup artist | |
| Joëlle Dominique | .... | hair stylist | |
| Nadine Dumas | .... | hair stylist | |
| Françoise Fichet | .... | hair stylist | |
| Odile Fourquin | .... | makeup artist | |
| Catherine Gomez-Fernandez | .... | hair stylist (as Catherine Gomez) | |
| Frédéric Lainé | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Sophie Landry | .... | makeup artist | |
| Catherine Leblanc | .... | hair stylist | |
| Sandrine Masson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Christophe Oliveira | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Julio Parodi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Nelly Robin | .... | makeup artist | |
| Marie-France Thibault | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Bénédicte Billard | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Christophe Desenclos | .... | production manager | |
| Cyril Dusseaux | .... | unit manager | |
| Cedric Ettouati | .... | post-production manager | |
| Sophie Lixon | .... | production secretary | |
| Arthur Morin | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Arnaud Tournaire | .... | general manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Matthieu Ploteau | .... | second assistant director | |
| Ariel Sctrick | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jeanne Tassy | .... | third assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Valérie Abelanski | .... | property master | |
| Jérôme Bertin | .... | carpenter | |
| Yves Chaudesaigues | .... | carpenter | |
| Luc Compère | .... | first assistant decorator | |
| Sabine Delouvrier | .... | set dresser | |
| Samy Delouvrier | .... | assistant decorator | |
| Claire Dubos | .... | tapestry | |
| Lucien Eymard | .... | props | |
| Jean-Michel Gambillon | .... | art department grip | |
| Emmanuel Lechat | .... | tapestry | |
| Yannick Noblet | .... | carpenter | |
| Edouard Pallardy | .... | painter | |
| Alain Sichou | .... | carpenter | |
| Lucas Veillet | .... | assistant decorator | |
| Olivier Wojcik | .... | scenic painter | |
Sound Department | |||
| Antonin Dalmasso | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Antoine Dalmasso) | |
| Jean Gargonne | .... | sound editor | |
| Grégory Lacroix | .... | boom operator | |
| Delphine Malaussena | .... | sound assistant | |
| Fred Mays | .... | post-synchronisation | |
| Philippe Penot | .... | foley artist | |
| Laurent Poirier | .... | sound recordist | |
| Malo Thouément | .... | sound assistant | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Franck Carpentier | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Piotr Styczen | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Bruno Sommier | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Stunts | |||
| Stéphane Boulay | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Karim Hocini | .... | stunts | |
Animation Department | |||
| Olivier Esmein | .... | animation director | |
| Yves Fercoq | .... | key animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Margo Charbonnier | .... | casting assistant | |
| Brigitte Fourcade | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Renata Bicz-Bouchaux | .... | wardrobe | |
| Laurence Glentzlin | .... | key costumer | |
| Bruno Mendes | .... | wardrobe | |
| Laurence Revillion | .... | wardrobe (as Laurence Révillion) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Myriam Cadene | .... | assistant editor (as Myriam Cadène) | |
Music Department | |||
| Varda Kakon | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Luc Adam | .... | press attache | |
| Jean Bigot | .... | fiction director | |
| Bernard Caroff | .... | groupman | |
| Corinne Devaux | .... | choreographer | |
| Bruno Duron | .... | location scout | |
| Véronique Hallu | .... | press attache | |
| Sophie Lixon | .... | production secretary | |
| Cécile Rémy-Boutang | .... | administrator | |
| Isabelle Saint-Aubin | .... | production administrator | |
| Jeanne Tassy | .... | location scout | |
| Arnaud Tournaire | .... | location unit manager | |
| Valérie Tristan | .... | location scout | |
| Aruna Villiers | .... | script supervisor | |
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | IMDb France section |
Boris Vian was a "jack of all trade, but master of none", some would say, because he was known for a variety of talents, but not recognized for only one. He was a scientist, a singer, a musician, an author, a writer and a poet. His book "L'écume des jours" is a splendid work, and he'd expected to be designated at the winner of La Pléade prize, offered by his famous editor house Gallimard, who was publishing at this time people like Malraux, Queneau and Sartre. This TV movie is covering 1946 to 1959, the period where he became famous. Unfortunately, he didn't have any skill for his personal life, forgetting to pay his income tax and spent all his life to work too much to pay his debts. The charming and lovely actress Julie Gayet is playing his first wife Michelle, and she's good as usual. Laurent Lucas is doing a good job playing Boris Vian part. The film-maker is mixing his script with animation, fantasy and dreams, so we don't really know if the scenes we're seeing are true or imagined by this formidable character.