Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

2010

French

6.9

♡ 1

73%

parent child relationship

pop star

seduction

Joann Sfar Director

Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot

Lucy Gordon as Jane Birkin

Doug Jones as La Gueule

Franc Bruneau as La Planton Brochaut

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.

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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life