Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life 2010

6.9/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3.4

IMDB Rating : 6.9

FD Smart Rating : 6.9

Synopsis : Serge Gainsbourg, the famed French singer-songwriter who survived the Nazi occupation of Paris, went on to create great -- yet controversial -- music.

Regions Available ( 2 ) :
Andorra , Gibraltar

Directors:

Joann Sfar

Actors:

Lucy Gordon , Kacey Mottet Klein , Anna Mouglalis , Mylene Jampanoi , Doug Jones , Sara Forestier , Razvan Vasilescu , Laetitia Casta , Eric Elmosnino

Languages:

European Spanish , French

Subtitles:

European Spanish

Genres:

Biography, Drama, Music

Release Date:

2010

Run Time:

2h15m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for age 12 or older.

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.

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