Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Drama
6.87/10
|FR
|fr
|130 min
Release Date: 2010-01-20
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
France 2 CinémaStudio 37One World FilmsLilou FilmFocus FeaturesCanal+
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
It's one thing knowing the history of his famous song "Je t'aime" - it's quite another when you see the lyric displayed before you by way of a subtitle! No wonder it was banned - and no wonder he, and his publisher, knew exactly what buttons to press amongst the prudish establishment to maximise the success and publicity is would attain. That success is somewhat down the line, though, for the epon...
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