Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
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- 2h 15min
- Biography, Drama
- 20 Jan 2010 (France)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 7 wins & 11 nominations.
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Cast
| Eric Elmosnino | ... |
Serge Gainsbourg / Voix de La Gueule
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| Lucy Gordon | ... |
Jane Birkin
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| Laetitia Casta | ... |
Brigitte Bardot
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| Doug Jones | ... |
La Gueule
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| Anna Mouglalis | ... |
Juliette Gréco
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| Mylène Jampanoï | ... |
Bambou
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| Sara Forestier | ... |
France Gall
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| Kacey Mottet Klein | ... |
Lucien Ginsburg
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| Razvan Vasilescu | ... |
Joseph Ginsburg (le père)
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| Dinara Drukarova | ... |
Olga Ginsburg (la mère)
(as Dinara Droukarova)
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| Philippe Katerine | ... |
Boris Vian
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| Deborah Grall | ... |
Elisabeth Levizky
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| Yolande Moreau | ... |
Fréhel
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Ophélia Kolb | ... |
Le Modèle
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| Claude Chabrol | ... |
Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg
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| François Morel | ... |
Le Directeur de l'Internat
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| Philippe Duquesne | ... |
Lucky Sarcelles
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Angelo Debarre | ... |
Le Guitariste Gitan
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| Grégory Gadebois | ... |
Phyphy
(as Grégory Gadebois de la Comédie Française)
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Alice Carel | ... |
Judith
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Joann Sfar | ... |
Georges Brassens
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Orphée Silard | ... |
Lilane Ginsburg / Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Lucile Vezier | ... |
Jacqueline Ginsburg / Kate
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Le Quatuor | ... |
Les Frères Jacques
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Jean-Claude Camors | ... |
Frère Jacques 1
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Laurent Vercambre | ... |
Frère Jacques 2
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Pierre Ganem | ... |
Frère Jacques 3
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Jean-Yves Lacombe | ... |
Frère Jacques 4
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Roger Mollien | ... |
Le Père de France Gall
(as Roger Mollien de la Comédie Française)
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Hortense Pol | ... |
La Fille de Judith
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Arnaud Churin | ... |
Le Chef des Pompiers
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Guillaume Viry | ... |
Ingénieur du Son Jamaïque
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Oliver Cywie | ... |
Gosse Internat 1
(as Olivier Cywie)
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Kevin Loubarere | ... |
Gosse !nternat 2
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Thomas Larsonnier | ... |
Gosse Internat 3
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| Vincent Colombe | ... |
Le Flic Nazi Rock 1
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Gilles Verlant | ... |
Le Flic Nazi Rock 2
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Pierre Brichese | ... |
Le Chauffeur de la Fleetwood
(as Piero Brichese)
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| Jean-Pierre Gos | ... |
Le Responsable Préfecture
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Denis Falgoux | ... |
L'Employé Préfecture
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| Franc Bruneau | ... |
La Planton Brochaut
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Maurice Antoni | ... |
Le Directeur de l'Orphelinat
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Camille Lupfer | ... |
La Petite Fille Plage
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Jacqueline Staup | ... |
La Dame Rousse
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| Caroline Tillette | ... |
La Fille en Rouge
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Jérôme Chappatte | ... |
Le Commissaire Priseur
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| Marc Du Pontavice | ... |
Le Policier Vian 1
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Didier Lupfer | ... |
Le Policier Vian 2
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Laurent Lévy | ... |
Le Musicien Classique
(as Laurent Levy)
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| Chloé Coulloud | ... |
Marilou Coiffeuse
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Lisa Ray-Jacobs | ... |
La Journaliste
(as Lisa Jacobs)
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| Rosette | ... |
La Vendeuse Confiserie
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Stéphane Batut | ... |
Le Client Cabaret Mme Arthur
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| Montse Ribé | ... |
La Gueule (enfant)
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Frédéric Mpampa | ... |
Enfant Jamaïcain 1
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Jahmal Noel | ... |
Enfant IJmaïcain 2
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Janyem Perrin-Cebin | ... |
Enfant Jamaïcain 3
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Daniel Isoppo | ... |
Le Journaliste France-Soir
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Jeremy Vanhese | ... |
L'Imitateur
(as Jeremy Van Hese)
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Audrey Clinet | ... |
La fan de Serge (uncredited)
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| Chloe Dumas | ... |
Natalie Wood (uncredited)
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Mattéo Eustachon | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Chloé François | ... |
Fan (uncredited)
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| Chilly Gonzales | ... |
Pianiste Night-Club (uncredited)
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| Mathias Malzieu | ... |
Musicien Nazi Rock (uncredited)
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Christine Riviere-Anissa | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Myriam Riviere-Anissa | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Riad Sattouf | ... |
Le Petit Modèle de Fréhel (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joann Sfar | ||
Written by
| Joann Sfar | ... | (graphic novel) |
| Joann Sfar | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Marc Du Pontavice | ... | producer |
| Matthew Gledhill | ... | supervising producer |
| Didier Lupfer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Olivier Daviaud | ||
Cinematography by
| Guillaume Schiffman | ||
Editing by
| Maryline Monthieux | ||
Editorial Department
| Miguel Bejo | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Karen Cerutti | ... | first assistant editor |
| Myriam Coën | ... | digital conformation |
| Ornella Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Sophia Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Aude Humblet | ... | colorist |
| Frederic Jupin | ... | digital conformation |
| Amélie Massoutier | ... | second assistant editor |
Casting By
| Stéphane Batut | ||
| Des Hamilton | ||
Production Design by
| Christian Marti | ||
Set Decoration by
| Isabelle Girard | ||
Costume Design by
| Pascaline Chavanne | ||
Makeup Department
| Charlotte Arguillère | ... | hair stylist |
| Stéphanie Aznarez | ... | additional makeup artist (as Stéphanie Asnarez) |
| Véronique Boitout | ... | hair stylist |
| Laurence Boulet | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Sabine Fevre | ... | makeup artist |
| Patrick Girault | ... | key hair stylist |
| Mathieu Gueracague | ... | hair stylist |
| Laetitia Hillion | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frédéric Lainé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Sebastian Lochmann | ... | special makeup effects sculptor |
| David Martí | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Anne Moralis | ... | wig maker |
| Christophe Oliveira | ... | key makeup artist |
| Montse Ribé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Gill Robillard | ... | key makeup artist |
| Myriam Roger | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Miguel Santos | ... | hair stylist |
| Floris Schuller | ... | special aging prosthetics: DDT |
Production Management
| Pascal Bonnet | ... | production manager |
| Maxime Bouyer | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Matthieu Constans | ... | second assistant unit manager |
| Christina Crassaris | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Brice Francois | ... | assistant unit manager trainee |
| Bertrand Girard | ... | unit manager |
| Alexandre Houllier | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Bruno Jouan | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Sephora Mayer | ... | assistant unit manager trainee |
| David Moreillon | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Alexandre Talmon | ... | additional assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Felix Baudouin | ... | second second assistant director |
| Yann Cuinet | ... | first assistant director |
| Sonia Delhaye | ... | additional assistant director |
| Winter Goury du Roslan | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Carol Lecacheur | ... | assistant director: crowd |
| Amour Rawyler | ... | child coach |
| Marie Rolindes | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Hadrien Albert | ... | assistant art director |
| Gilles Bontemps | ... | sculptor |
| Sophie Bégon | ... | assistant art director trainee |
| Gladys Garot | ... | assistant art director |
| Maite Goblet | ... | second assistant art director |
| Alain Gosse | ... | first assistant art director |
| Frédéric Jourdan | ... | carpenter |
| Pascal Le Guellec | ... | assistant art director (as Pascal Leguellec) |
| Julia Lemaire | ... | assistant art director / assistant set decorator |
| Eliott Marti | ... | internship: assistant art director |
| Raphaël Mittet | ... | ripper/set dresser |
| Jean Noviel | ... | roughman |
| Nicolas Raffy | ... | property master |
| Jochen Rohrig | ... | head carpenter |
| Julien Tesseraud | ... | carpenter |
| Yann Vuillet-a-Ciles | ... | ripper |
Sound Department
| Philippe Amouroux | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Niels Barletta | ... | sound mastering engineer |
| Daniel Cabrera Majada | ... | dubbing recordist |
| Gurwal Coïc-Gallas | ... | sound editor |
| Jean Goudier | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Johann Gretke | ... | sound trainee |
| Cyril Holtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Pierre-Jean Labrusse | ... | sound mix technician |
| Fred Mays | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Michel Monier | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Florian Penot | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Philippe Penot | ... | foley artist |
| David Rit | ... | boom operator |
| Daniel Sobrino | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Xavier Bastida | ... | special makeup effects DDT crew (as Xavi Bastida) |
| Maxime Boquier | ... | special effects makeup: DDT SFX Crew |
| Oriane Cattiaux | ... | special effects assistant |
| Chris Clarke | ... | lead animatronic designer |
| Grégoire Delage | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Jordi Morera | ... | special effects makeup: DDT SFX Crew |
| Raquel Munuera | ... | special effects makeup: DDT SFX |
| Pablo Perona | ... | special effects makeup (as Pablo Perona Navarro) |
| Charles-Axel Vollard | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Béatrice Bauwens | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Nicolas Borens | ... | digital compositor |
| Sophie Denize | ... | visual effects producer |
| Julien Dias | ... | senior compositor |
| Florence Durante | ... | matte painter |
| Cédric Fayolle | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Damien Hurgon | ... | digital compositor |
| Wulff Jeremy | ... | digital compositor |
| Luc Martias | ... | roto artist |
| François Masle | ... | digital compositor / roto artist |
Stunts
| Laurent Alexandre | ... | stunt double: Serge Gainsbourg |
| Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Louis Bonnet | ... | stunt double: Policier Vian 1 |
| Lyne Doffagne | ... | stunt double: Jane Birkin |
| Dominique Fouassier | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Gérard Kuhnl | ... | stunt driver |
| Mathieu Lardot | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Thierry Latour | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Yves Meynet | ... | stunts |
| Sébastien Peres | ... | stunts |
| Garry Pieri | ... | stunts |
| Ludo Silemetzoglou | ... | stunt double: La Gueule |
| Yann Tremblay | ... | Stunt double: Policier Vian 2 / car de police |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Loïc Andrieu | ... | additional steadicam operator |
| Sylvain Bardoux | ... | grip |
| Senda Bonnet | ... | assistant camera |
| Hugo Bouhier | ... | electrician |
| Julien Bullat | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Simon Bérard | ... | gaffer |
| Patrick Chizallet | ... | grip |
| Stéphane Chollet | ... | steadicam operator |
| David Ciccodicola | ... | second assistant camera |
| Alexandre Ferrini | ... | stagiaire image |
| Vincent Garat | ... | generator operator |
| Guillaume Genini | ... | focus puller |
| Hans Krumenacker | ... | electrician |
| Stella Libert | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Loïc Limosin | ... | best boy electric |
| Aurore Lossouarn | ... | assistant camera |
| Laurent Menoury | ... | key grip |
| François Perrault-Alix | ... | grip |
| Honoré Soubrie | ... | grip |
| Benjamin Vial | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Clementine Boissins | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Liv Charpentier | ... | extras casting: children |
| Emilie Chaumat | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Julie David | ... | casting: children |
| Nadia Nataf | ... | casting children |
| Peggy Pasquerault | ... | casting assistant |
| Miguel Peraudeau | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Elise Vogel | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Stéphane Zito | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Loïc Barnier | ... | costumer |
| Catherine Boisgontier | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Caroline de Tugny | ... | patina & tint |
| Denise Diallo | ... | wardrobe |
| Marie Eynard | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Valérie Le Hello | ... | costumer |
| Aurélie Morille | ... | wardrobe |
| Tifenn Tautou | ... | additional seamstress |
| Alphonsine Mireille Toudonou | ... | wardrobe (as Mireille Todounou) |
Location Management
| Marie Barré | ... | location scout |
| Luc Bricault | ... | location scout |
| Christophe Chauveau | ... | location scout |
| Xavier Douin | ... | location scout |
| Kevin Frilet | ... | location scout |
| Lionel Guerrini | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Philippe Almosnino | ... | musician: guitars |
| Sylvain Bardiau | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Daniel Beja | ... | musician: guitars |
| Cyril Bilbeaud | ... | musician: drums |
| Laurent Binder | ... | music engineer |
| Jean-Baptiste Brunhes | ... | music engineer / music mixer |
| Raphael Chassin | ... | musician: drums |
| Pascal Colomb | ... | musician: electric bass |
| Bertrand Commere | ... | musician: guitars/banjos/sitars/mandolins |
| Cecile Coutelier | ... | music assistant engineer |
| Olivier Daviaud | ... | music arranger / music producer / music programmer / musician: vocals/pianos/cellos |
| Albin De La Simone | ... | musician: keyboards |
| Angelo Debarre | ... | musician: guitars/banjos |
| Tyron Donnie | ... | musician: keyboards |
| David DuPuy | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Thibault Frisoni | ... | musician: guitars |
| Martin Gamet | ... | musician: electric/acoustic basses |
| Frederic Gastard | ... | musician: saxophones |
| Estelle Goldfarb | ... | musician: violin |
| Chilly Gonzales | ... | musician: pianos (as Gonzales) |
| Orkhan Hartlap | ... | musician: drums |
| Sylvaine Hélary | ... | musician: flute |
| Paul Jothy | ... | musician: drums |
| Halima Kadi | ... | musician / vocalist |
| Pascale Kameni Kamga | ... | musician / vocalist |
| Christophe Lavergne | ... | musician: drums & percussion |
| Paul Lavergne | ... | executive music producer / music supervisor |
| Pierre Le Bourgeois | ... | musician (electric bass) (as Pierre le Bourgeois) |
| Thierry le Chauve | ... | musician: electric bass |
| Alban le Goff | ... | musician: pianos |
| Stephane le Guerel | ... | musician: drums |
| Didier Lizé | ... | music engineer: string orchestra |
| Mathias Malher | ... | musician: trombone |
| Marie-Line Marolany | ... | vocalist |
| Jason Meyer | ... | musician: violin |
| Celine Munan | ... | musician / vocalist |
| Sarah Murcia | ... | musician: bass |
| Nosfell | ... | musician: guitars/vocals |
| Deyan Pavlov | ... | conductor |
| Slim Pezin | ... | musician: guitars |
| Didier Pouydesseau | ... | music engineer |
| Francois Puyalto | ... | musician: guitarron |
| Rodolphe Raffali | ... | musician: guitars |
| Charles Rappoport | ... | musician: violin |
| Marc Sens | ... | musician: electric bass |
| Jacques Tellitocchi | ... | musician: percussion |
| Serge Teyssot-Gay | ... | musician: guitars |
| Thibault Willigens | ... | musician: guitars |
| Yom | ... | musician: clarinets |
| Efim Zoubriski | ... | musician: violin |
| Elena Chouchkova | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Olivier Daviaud | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Guillaume Dreyfus | ... | script consultant |
| Isabelle Ribis | ... | script supervisor |
| Cécile Rodolakis | ... | script assistant |
Additional Crew
| Tatiana Bouchain | ... | production staff |
| Christophe Debono | ... | animal trainer |
| Julien Etienne | ... | additional assistant to director |
| Anne-Sophie Gledhill | ... | french language coach |
| Noémie Lance | ... | production assistant |
| Marc Leroyer | ... | armorer: weapons |
| Marie McFerran | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Paul Onteniente | ... | production administrator |
| Sophie Onteniente | ... | assistant production administrator |
| Guillaume Sion | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Patricia Sterlin | ... | acting coach |
| Pascal Tréguy | ... | head animal trainer |
Thanks
| Lucy Gordon | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- One World Films (co-production)
- Studio 37 (co-production)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Lilou Films (co-production)
- Xilam (co-production)
- Uni Etoile 6 (in association with)
- Canal+ (participation)
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Orange Cinéma Séries (participation)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmopolis (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Music Box Films (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- StudioCanal Germany (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal Germany (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal (2010) (France) (DVD) (also Blu-ray)
- Volga (2010) (Russia)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bulgarian National Radio, Studio 1 (music recorded at)
- Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (string orchestra)
- Ensemble Pizzicati (mandolin orchestra)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Madoro Music (music supervision)
- SIF 309 Film Music (film score recording)
- SIF 309 Film Music (music production services)
- SIF 309 Film Music (orchestra contractor)
- Studio Acousti (music recorded at)
- Studio Pigalle (music recorded at)
- Studio de la Seine (music mixed at)
- Studio de la Seine (music recorded at)
- Studios Ferber (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lucien Ginsburg, a rebellious French Jewish boy with a grotesque imagination, hates playing the piano like his father, a bar professional, and manages to be admitted to Montmartre Academy as a painter, where he befriends an SS officer who helps him survive the occupation. After the war, he chooses to become a performing artist and adopts the stage name Serge Gainsbourg. His unorthodox songs bring him success, even his parents's approval, and lots of lovers, yet his marriages are all utter failures. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR11,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend France | EUR2,810,500, 24 Jan 2010 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The project was originally envisioned with Serge Gainsbourg's real life daughter, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg to play him in keeping with the film's surreal and fairytale-esque tone. Six months into rehearsals and preparation Gainsbourg pulled out telling director Joann Sfar, it was proving too emotionally painful and he would have to make his "beautiful film" without her. Sfar had always approached the film with her in mind and was ready to abort the project when fate lead him to Eric Elmosnino. See more » |
| Goofs | The young Gainsbourg is shown drawing left-handed, but the adult Gainsbourg becomes right-handed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #5.128 (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Valse de Melody See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "Pour Lucy" i.e. this was Lucy Gordon 's last film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Serge Gainsbourg:
[after a man tips him while he plays the piano]
What are you fucking kidding me? I'm not a jukebox! See more » |