Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Not Rated 20 Jan 2010 • Biography, Drama, Music • 2h 15m
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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Language:
French, English, Russian
Awards:
7 wins & 9 nominations
Country:
France
Metacritic Score:
58
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Box Office Total:
$233,007