Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Directed by Joann Sfar
Produced by France 2 Cinéma, Studio 37
A melancholic biographical portrait of Serge Gainsbourg's artistic rise and personal decline, balancing creative brilliance with self-destruction across decades of French cultural history.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Éric Elmosnino
Serge Gainsbourg
Lucy Gordon
Jane Birkin
Laetitia Casta
Brigitte Bardot
Doug Jones
La gueule
Anna Mouglalis
Juliette Greco
Mylène Jampanoï
Bambou
Sara Forestier
France Gall
Kacey Mottet Klein
Lucien Ginsburg
Răzvan Vasilescu
Joseph Gainsburg (le père)
Dinara Drukarova
Olga Gainsburg (la mère)
Philippe Katerine
Boris Vian
Deborah Grall
Elisabeth Levizky
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