Skip to main content
2010 | B/N | 130 min

A biopic of famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Born Lucien Ginsburg to Russian-Jewish parents, we follow him from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris and his transition from painter to jazz musician to pop superstar, as well as through his many relationships. The film employs a witty surrealistic style and a soundtrack that acts as a time capsule of Paris in the 1960s.


Country: Francia
Direction: Sfar; Joann
Script: Sfar; Joann
Production: Gledhill; Matthew, Du Pontavice; Marc, Lupfer; Didier
Photography: Schiffman; Guillaume
Sound: Sobrino; Daniel
Music: Daviaud; Olivier, Mouglalis; Anna, Jampanoi; Mylene, Forestier; Sara, Jones; Doug
Cast:Elmosnino; Eric, Gordon; Lucy, Kones; Doug, Mouglalis; Anna, Jampanoï; Mylène, Forestier; Sara, Casta; Laetitia
Participation year at FICM: 2011

Director Movies

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet

On the imaginary island of Orfales, an eight-year-old girl, Almitra, meets a political prisoner under house arrest, Mustapha; and an exceptionally strong friendship is formed. The film, based on Kahlil Gibran’s book The Prophet, is divided into nine parts, each part directed by a different director. 

See More

Related News

Ganadores 22FICM
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10
JONÁS, QUE CUMPLIRÁ LOS 25 AÑOS EN EL AÑO 2000
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000
goodbye Horses
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024)
Alfonso Algara, Tlatoani Carrera
The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM