Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

6.9 / 10 2010 2h 10mNR French
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Éric Elmosnino

Éric Elmosnino

Serge Gainsbourg

Lead
Lucy Gordon

Lucy Gordon

Jane Birkin

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Brigitte Bardot

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

La gueule

Anna Mouglalis

Anna Mouglalis

Juliette Greco

Mylène Jampanoï

Mylène Jampanoï

Bambou

Sara Forestier

Sara Forestier

France Gall

Kacey Mottet Klein

Kacey Mottet Klein

Lucien Ginsburg

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joann Sfar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker