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Gainsbourg

Biopic of notorious French singer-songwriter and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg, adapted by Joann Sfar from his graphic novel. Starring Eric Elmosnino in the title role as the chain-smoking Jewish iconoclast who flouts authority at every turn, the film traces his life from his childhood in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris to his rise to success in the 1960s and relationships with French icons Juliette Greco (Anna Mouglalis), Brigitte Bardot (Laetitia Casta), France Gall (Sara Forestier) and Jane Birkin (Lucy Gordon).

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Starring: Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta, Doug Jones, Anna Mouglalis, Mylene Jampanoi, Sara Forestier, Kacey Mottet Klein, Razvan Vasilescu, Dinara Drukarova, Philippe Katerine, Deborah Grall
Director: Joann Sfar
Run time: 121 minutes
Languages: French
Distributor: Optimum Releasing 

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Unconventional biopic/drama based on the life of singer, actor and musical innovator Serge Gainsbourg. The French film is directed by graphic novelist Joann Sfar and this is his first feature film. The movie chronicles Gainsbourg from his youth growing up in 1940's Nazi-occupied Paris and follows his life as a hard-living showman.

 
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