Gainsbourg: Le Film, Le Blog

Elmosnino at Tribeca Film Festival Premiere: Video Q&A

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:10:00 +0000

Blogger and Film Festival Correspondent for Fest21.com, Sharon Abella, recently posted a short but sweet interview with Éric Elmosnino at the premiere of Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...moi non plus at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 23rd, in which he discusses his knowledge of and preparation for the role of Serge Gainsbourg, and how Serge is ultimately perceived today as an historical figure.

Within the post, Sharon links to this video below, the Q&A with Éric Elmosnino from the premiere. Enjoy!

The video is sort of quiet so if you'd like to read the recap from the Official Tribeca Film Festival Blog, click here.

Gainsbourg Conquers The United States

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:44:00 +0000

Last week, film fans on both sides of the United States got their first taste of Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...moi non plus, and they were not disappointed. With screenings in New York (Tribeca Film Festival), Los Angeles (COLCOA), and San Francisco (SFIFF), critics and fans alike were not only celebrating Sfar's visionary work in retelling the tale of Serge Gainsbourg's life, but also in the flawless performance of Éric Elmosnino as the film's title character.

Elmosnino took top honors as an actor in the World Narrative category at this year's Tribeca Film Festival for his role as Gainsbourg, and I was lucky enough to cross paths with the actor outside of the Friday, April 23 premiere in NYC's historic Chelsea district.

(me and Éric Elmosnino in New York City)

I nervously walked up to him, introduced myself, and told him about this blog. He was intrigued and we spoke for a few minutes about the film and my cousin, Kacey Mottet Klein, who plays Serge as a child. He even broke off from his conversation with his chain-smoking entourage of Francophones to take this photo with me, and as we were smoking outside the theater, he asked why I wasn't in the show. I explained that I was unable to get tickets because of the high demand to see the film and that it had sold out. He showed a look of concern, reached into his pocket, and produced this wonderful piece of paper for me.

Thanks to Elmosnino, I was able to get into a later screening of the film the following week, where I thoroughly enjoyed virtually every element of Sfar's take on Gainsbourg's life, from the gorgeous cinematography & art direction to the special effects & the characterization his dark side, La Gueule, in addition to the unbelievable musical performances by the film's cast.

Hopefully, the popularity and accomplishments of Gainsbourg at these festivals will speed up it's distribution and release into US theaters and elsewhere around the world. Bravo to cast and crew and special thanks to Éric for hooking me up with a ticket. I don't know what I would've done if I'd had to wait another couple months.

Merci beaucoup!

King of Cannes: Win A Free VIP Luxury Trip The Cannes Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:19:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, I was followed on Twitter by a mysterious character tweeting under the name @LifeOfJacques, who hit me up with this entertaining tweet regarding his relationship with the one and only, Serge Gainsbourg.

The story circulating about this guy is that he is French film producer/director and quintessential playboy, Jacques D'Azur, who reportedly "disappeared while vacationing in the South Pacific. Jacques set sail on his yacht ‘Bridgette et Anna' off Tahiti. After brief radio contact, there has been no further signs of Jacques or his yacht. Jacques D'Azur has been a fixture in the French film world for over 30 years, and is well known for his lavish lifestyle and parties during the Festival De Cannes," and is thus known widely as the "King of Cannes".

"What an interesting story!" I thought to myself. Having been pretty familiar with French cinema for about a decade, I then thought "Why have I never heard of this dude?" and "Why is nobody talking about this?" Well, a few days later I got an email explaining to watch the video below and that it's all part of some big promotion by Stella Artois to give away an all-inclusive free trip for 2 to Cannes for Luxury VIP Red Carpet treatment at the Cannes Film Festival.

(via Facebook)

I was sad because I wanted Jacques to be real. I wanted for him to be found and for us to be Twitter buddies forever, but hey, I'll settle for a free trip to the French Riviera for the most renowned film festival in the world.

To enter the contest for yourself, follow this link: http://bit.ly/JacquesdAzur

Despite the fact that neither Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) nor the rumored premiere of his much-anticipated animated version of his hugely successful comic, "The Rabbi's Cat", there are still some amazing films being show at the festival (full line-up below).

In competition:

Mathieu Amalric - TOURNEE
Xavier Beauvois - DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX
Rachid Bouchareb - HORS LA LOI
Alejandro Gonzalez - IÑÁRRITU BIUTIFUL
Mahamat-Saleh - HAROUN UN HOMME QUI CRIE
IM Sangsoo - HOUSEMAID
Abbas Kiarostami- COPIE CONFORME
Takeshi Kitano - OUTRAGE
Lee Chang-dong - POETRY
Mike Leigh - ANOTHER YEAR
Doug Liman - FAIR GAME
Sergei Loznitsa - YOU. MY JOY
Daniele Luchetti - LA NOSTRA VITA
Nikita Mikhalkov - UTOMLYONNYE SOLNTSEM
Bertrand Tavernier - LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER
Apichatpong Weerasethakul - LOONG BOONMEE RALEUK CHAAT

Un Certain Regard:

Derek Cianfrance - BLUE VALENTINE
Manoel De Oliveira - O ESTRANHO CASO DE ANGÉLICA
Xavier Dolan - LES AMOURS IMAGINAIRES
Ivan Fund - LOZA LOS LABIOS
Fabrice Gobert - SIMON WERNER A DISPARU
Jean-Luc Godard - FILM SOCIALISME
Christoph Hochhausler - UNTER DIR DIE STADT
Lodge Kerrigan - REBECCA H. (RETURN TO THE DOGS)
Ágnes Kocsis - PÁL ADRIENN
Vikramaditya Motwane - UDAAN
Radu Muntean - MARTI, DUPA CRACIUN
Hideo Nakata - CHATROOM
Cristi Puiu - AURORA
Hong Sangsoo - HA HA HA
Oliver Schmitz - LIFE ABOVE ALL
Daniel Vega - OCTUBRE
David Verbeek - R U THERE
Xiaoshuai Wang - RIZHAO CHONGQING

Out of Competition:

Ridley Scott - ROBIN HOOD
Woody Allen - YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER
Stephen Frears - TAMARA DREWE
Oliver Stone - WALL STREET - MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
Gregg Araki - KABOOM
Gilles Marchand - L'AUTRE MONDE

Special Screenings:

Charles Ferguson - INSIDE JOB
Sophie Fiennes - OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW
Patricio Guzman - NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ
Sabina Guzzanti - DRAQUILA -- L'ITALIA CHE TREMA
Otar Iosseliani - CHANTRAPAS
Diego Luna - ABEL

So... if these films don't convince you it's worth entering the contest, maybe the prizes will. Read all about the details below.

Prize (1): Trip for winner and one (1) guest to attend the Festival de Cannes in France. Trip consists of round-trip first-class air transportation for two (2) (from gateway city nearest winner's home), five star double-occupancy hotel accommodations for two (2) nights, transportation to/from winners home to the airport and to/from airport to the hotel, a personally tailored suit or dress for the winner, two (2) entertainment activities for winner and guest, one (1) prize bag with Stella Artois merchandise , two (2) tickets to an opening or closing gala at the Palm D'or Awards, exclusive VIP film festival screenings and all inclusive meals and beverages. Travel must be completed between May 12, 2010 and May 23, 2010.

Tailored suit

Cannes Film Festival is the height of glamour and luxury, when powerful movie producers and beautiful movie stars jet in to the Riviera to compete over who is more glamorous, most cool and most popular.

Cannes has always been this way, but there was one man who really kicked it all off back in the 1960s – the great Jacques d’Azur, who was recently lost at sea. Jacques was the guy everyone wanted to be, or be with, including the movie stars around him. What he did one year at the festival the likes of Brando, McQueen and Newman copied the next year. And Jacques was always impeccably dressed. It was rumored that each night he’d have a new suit tailored in his room. His favorite was the tuxedo, and he wore it well. Looking just as good at the end of the night as he did at the start – no matter what he got up to. He once water-skied from a party on a yacht back to shore and never got so much as a drop of water on his tux. It’s no coincidence that Jacques and his impeccable tuxedo, share a similar look to a certain British secret agent that popped up in movies a year or so later. Sadly Cannes will be without Jacques d’Azur this year, but a search is underway to find a mysterious heir mentioned in his last will and testament. No doubt this lucky heir will be taking Jacques’ place at Cannes and be looking forward to having his tuxedo tailored d’Azur style.

Helicopter pick up

For the jetset movie star going to the Cannes Film Festival is like a hop skip and a jump, or more accurately a hop, skip, and stroll. A first class flight to the south of France, followed by a quick helicopter ride to Cannes harbor and a short walk to check in to your suite at the five star hotel. Of course it wasn’t always like this, people used to arrive by yacht or drive from the airport, all very well but not quite up to the pace of the jetset. In fact it wasn’t until the 1960s that helicopter taxis from the airport to Cannes began. And that was all down to one man – Jacques d’Azur. He was the first true triple threat star of his day - actor, director , producer. And he was the people’s King of Cannes, handsome, talented and smart, very smart. He was always one step ahead of everyone else, so it came as no surprise when he made a stylishly late arrival to the 1960 festival. Just as everyone was thinking he might not turn up, he swooped over the hills in a bubble helicopter and landed at the end of the harbor on a temporary helipad. That temporary helipad stayed there until the early 70s, because the next year it was almost Cannes Film Festival custom to arrive by helicopter. Sadly this year’s festival will not have Jacques hovering over the beach, as the great Jacques d’Azur has disappeared, presumed lost at sea, while manning his yacht in rough weather. But there could well be some lucky person taking his seat in the chopper this year, as Jacques’ will left his glamorous weekend in Cannes to an unknown heir. It is rumored this lucky person could be almost anyone and may not even know about Jacques d’Azur. Rest assured if this person does come forward, they will thank him as they soar over Cannes.

1st class flights

We’re used to our movie stars jetting all over the world and in the best possible style, flat beds, mile high bars serving perfect ice cold beers, even onboard massages and chefs. And nowhere brings out the quest for luxury in movie stars, quite like the Cannes Film Festival. But the style and luxury used to be all about when you where actually in Cannes, not before you even got there. That all changed with the rise of the jetset in the 60s. And no one was more jetset amongst the jetset than Jacques d’Azur. He was the preeminent actor/producer/director/bon vivant of the 60s. And with homes in the world’s most wonderful and exotic locations, he did his fair share of flying. But Jacques liked to travel in style, and he would often bring his own luxuries on board, and those early airlines he flew with took note. He is said to be the inspiration behind such things as air stewardesses, flat beds and in-flight movies - He premiered of one of his movies on a flight with friends from New York to Cannes, with the help of his very own projector. There are other things that remain with us allegedly of Jacques invention. Jacques used to charter an airplane to take him across the airport runway to the international terminal of airports, without the plane ever taking off. He called them his ‘taxis’. Unfortunately Jacques will not be flying to Cannes this year, or indeed anywhere else in the world, as he has been declared lost at sea while manning his yacht in bad weather. Interestingly he did leave a last will and testament, which in true Jacques style has cause a commotion. He has left his amazing weekend at the Cannes film festival, including the luxury flight to the Riviera, to an unknown heir. There are clues to who this lucky person may be, but sources say almost anyone in the world could claim the inheritance. Whoever ends up becoming the new King of Cannes will no doubt travel in the fantastic style Jacques was accustom to.

Sounds like an amazing opportunity, right? Bonne chance!

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Premiere in Athens, Greece: This Thursday!

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:58:00 +0000

The 11th Francophone Film Festival begins in Athens, Greece this Thursday (April 15, 2010) and I couldn't agree more with the decision to celebrate opening night with the Greek premiere of Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque). See the film's trailer with Greek subtitles below.

(via Dailymotion)

There will be a number of celebrities in attendance over the 10 days of French film premieres throughout the Greek capital including Festival Patron Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jane Birkin, Jacques Perrin, Stephane Bern, Daphne Roulier, Antoine de Caunes, Francois-Xavier Demaison, Tania Bruna-Rosso, Grégoire Vigneron, and Riad Sattouf. Additionally, there will be a special tribute to Éric Rohmer which will feature screenings of Le Signe du Lion, La Collectionneuse (The Collector), Les Nuits de la pleine lune (Full Moon in Paris), Le Rayon vert (Summer), and Triple Agent.

The selection of films screening at this year's festival include:

Feature Films:
- - Au Voleur
- - Wolf
- - 22 Bullets
- - Ashes & Blood
- - Bel âge
- - Coco Before Chanel
- - Complices
- - Demain des l'aube
- - Fais-moi Plaisir!
- - Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...Moi non plus
- - Goodbye Gary Cooper
- - Happy End
- - He's My Girl
- - Hidden Diary
- - Immaculate
- - LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
- - La Famille Wolberg
- - Le our où Dieu est parti en voyage
- - Leaving
- - Mademoiselle Chambon
- - Making Plans for Lena
- - Océans
- - One
- - Panique au village
- - Persecution
- - Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront
- - Rapt
- - Round da way
- - Skirt day
- - Someone I Loved
- - The Army of Crime
- - The French Kissers
- - The High Life
- - The Invisible Woman
- - The Queen of Clubs
- - The Refuge
- - Yuki et Nina

Tribute to Éric Rohmer:
- - Full Moon in Paris
- - The Collector
- - The Green Ray / Summer
- - The Sign of Leo
- - Triple Agent

Carte blanche and Public Presentation:
- - Callas Forever
- - FALBALAS
- - Fauteuils d'orchestre
- - Mariscos Beach

(via UniFrance on YouTube)

Get To Know La Gueule: Doug Jones Video Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:59:00 +0000

According to the critics, the fantasy-like alter ego of Serge Gainsbourg, La Gueule is perhaps the most controversial character in Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque). Love him or hate him, check out the video interview below from the recent Wizard World Toronto Comic Con with Doug Jones, the man behind the mask (click here to read our cast spotlight). He talks about working with Weird Al Yankovic, going to his "happy place", discloses the details on his forthcoming short film "Sudden Death", addresses rumors about working with Guillermo Del Toro on The Hobbit films, and professes a secret love of musicals among a plethora of other subjects in this hilarious 9-minute interview. Enjoy!

(via YouTube)

Special Gainsbourg Documentary Screening Tonight In Austin

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:17:00 +0000

Serge Gainsbourg's birthday may have been last Friday, but the city of Austin, Texas is still celebrating. Tonight (Monday, April 5) at 10:15 PM, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will be screening a special 75-minute documentary on "L'Homme à tête de chou" as a part of their Music Monday Signature Series. Read the synopis below.

"Serge Gainsbourg would have been 82 years old this April, not that any such thing was likely or even possible. He suffered (?) from most of the fatal addictions of our time - booze, cigarettes, love, music. It's astonishing that this slouched, unshaven, bleary-eyed shell of a man lived to be 62 - but his music still sounds as young as love itself. No the love of la-la-la pop music, but the love that farts, that cheats, that makes you feel 10 feet tall one minute and like a squashed rat the next. His peculiar genius and attitude is anathema to many Americans probably, but that doesn't make us like him any less. This special show features a newly compiled selection of Serge Gainsbourg promo clips, live performances and interviews, culminating with the earth-shakingly spectacular full length video of his masterpiece "Melody Nelson" in gorgeous quality. We'll have it turned up pretty loud so if you don't like chain-smoking, sneering, lecherous Frenchmen stay home, watch FAMILY GUY and leave us ALONE." (via Lars at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
320 E 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701

The Women Of Gainsbourg: Video Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:06:00 +0000

Our good friend, Catherine Beauchamp from Le Tapis Rose de Catherine, just posted the newest part in her series of interviews with personalities in and around Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque). This piece honors women of the film and includes interviews with stars Éric Elmosnino, Anna Mouglalis, and Writer/Director Joann Sfar, who speaks about the suicide of Lucy Gordon, which came as shocking news only 15 days after the film's final shoot. Check out the video interviews below. (Sorry anglophones, no subtitles for this one).

(via YouTube)

Gainsbourg Screenings Announced For San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:19:00 +0000

More U.S.screenings of Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (Je t'aime... moi non plus) have been announced as a part of this year's annual San Francisco International Film Festival, in which the film will be competing in the New Directors category.

One of the other 106 films showing at the festival is Joann Sfar Draws From Memory, and some of the other noteworthy titles include Micmacs by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Josh Radnorʼs happythankyoumoreplease, Joshua Grannell’s All About Evil, Ross McDonnell and Carter Gunnʼs Colony, in addition to documentary Last Train Home, and Joan Rivers–A Piece of Work.

(Joann Sfar Draws From Memory via SFIFF)

Dates/Showtimes:

Gainsbourg (Je t'aime... moi non plus)

Tue, Apr 27 / 6:00 pm
Wed, Apr 28 / 3:00 pm
Fri, Apr 30 / 3:15 pm

Work in Progress: Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
Wednesday, April 28, 1:30 pm

Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
1881 Post Street (at Fillmore)

Special Gainsbourg and Joann Sfar Podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:36:00 +0000

(Natasha Cloutier & Joann Sfar)

Our friend Natasha over at Amsterdam-based Oh-La-La Radio has just posted a new special Gainsbourg podcast featuring an amazing interview in English with Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Director Joann Sfar and selections from the film's original soundtrack. Click here to check it out.

Special Gainsbourg Screenings in Prague

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:50:00 +0000

Good news for the lucky people of Prague! The Czech Republic's capital city will host 4 special screenings of Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) at the end of April. There will be two screenings at both the Kino Aero and Bio Oko cinemas. See the details for the showtimes below.

Kino Aero:

Biskupcova 31

130 00, Prague

Czech republic

Dates/Times: April 27 - 10:00, April 29 - 20:45

Click here for details/tickets

Bio Oko:

Křížka 15 Františka

170 00, Prague

Czech Republic

Dates/Times: April 29 - 10:00, April 30 - 20:30

Click here for details/tickets

Gainsbourg Birthday Party In San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:50:00 +0000

French pop-music site Bardot a Go-Go is throwing a birthday celebration for "l'homme a tête de chou" this Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco.

"Just imagine you drove up with God, close your eyes halfway, add alcohol, and dance like you’re wearing a French tickler" is how SF Weekly is describing this weekend's upcoming birthday party. Gainsbourg's birthday actually occurs on April 2 and he would've been 82 years old.

"Join us for our semi-annual celebration of France's naughtiest garcon: Serge Gainsbourg! Co-founders Brother Grimm, Pink Frankenstein, and Cali Kid will be playing Serge's greatest hits and the best in '60s French pop, as well as Northern Soul, shagadelic electro, and mod pop. There'll also be drink specials, go-go girls, and Frenchie visuals. Shagadelic attire encouraged." (via Rickshaw Stop)

BARDOT A GO GO
Called "Best Substitute for a Parisian Disco" by the Bay Guardian and "carbonated, contagious" by SF Weekly, "Bardot a Go Go" celebrates its 12th year of playing swinging '60s French pop from the likes of Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Dutronc, and of course Brigitte Bardot.

Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St
San Francisco, CA 94102
$10
CLICK HERE TO RSVP ON FACEBOOK
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Joann Sfar Documentary At Toronto Jewish Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0000

"Joann Sfar Draws From Memory" a new documentary about Illustrator / Graphic Novelist / Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)-Director, Joann Sfar, by Sam Ball is screening on April 24th at 7:00 PM at the Bloor Cinema as part of this years 18th Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

"This work-in-progress, part of a special spotlight programme on documentary filmmaker Sam Ball (see also Balancing Acts), tracks Joann Sfar, author of The Rabbi’s Cat and Klezmer, on an odyssey through the dual Algerian and Eastern European family heritage that is the wellspring of his work. Co-produced by Sophie Constantinou, Estelle Fialon and Valerie Joseph. French comic-book artist/director Joann Sfar’s Le Chat du Rabbin (The Rabbi’s Cat) is slated to be released as a feature film in June 2010." (via TJFF)

Guests at this screening will include Director Sam Ball, Executive Producer Valerie Joseph, and Producer Liam Romalis.

Click here for a full list of films playing at this year's festival, which runs from April 17-25, 2010.

Visit the Official Toronto Jewish Film Festival Website for more info and to purchase tickets.

Hollywood Premiere of Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...moi non plus

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:02:00 +0000

Another US premiere of Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg film has been announced, this time on the west coast in sunny Hollywood. Between April 19-25, patrons of this year's ColCoa Film Festival in Los Angeles, Califoria will get a first look at Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...moi non plus (known as Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) in French-speaking countries).

The films premiering in Hollywood as part of this year's festival include (click each title for film info from the Official ColCoa Film Festival Website):

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Premieres in Norway on Friday: Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:07:00 +0000

Distributed by SF Norge, Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) is set to open in theaters across Norway on Friday, March 26, 2010. For any Norwegians looking for info about the film in their native language, click here for a full synopsis at FilmWeb.no and read a review by Kjetil Lismoen at Oslopuls Film by clicking here. Also, you can purchase tickets for local screenings of the film at Aurora kino Fokus by clicking here. Check out the trailer below with Norwegian subtitles (double-click to play).

Soirée Gainsbourg Amsterdam Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:43:00 +0000

Igor from Freeke.net snapped some great photos from last week's Soirée Gainsbourg at Bitterzoet in Amsterdam (3/17/2010) which took place the evening before Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) opened in theaters across Holland. Some of my favorites are below but make sure to check out the full album over on the Freeke.net Photo Page.

Natasha Cloutier from Oh-La-La

Paris-Maastricht

La Secte Citron

Serge van Duijnhoven

The Spinshots

VJ Blackbird Badger

(all photos courtesy of Igor at Freeke.net)

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) opens in UK on July 30

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:57:00 +0000

Many thanks to our friend, Will Kane from The World of Kane, for the tip that Launching Films recently posted on their schedule that a film entitled "Gainsbourg" will open across theaters in the UK on July 30.

After a little more digging, I discovered that it is indeed Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) and will be released via distributor, Optimum Releasing.

"From visionary graphic artist and director Joann Sfar comes a completely original take on one of France’s greatest mavericks, the illustrious and infamous Serge Gainsbourg. GAINSBOURG is an enchanting glimpse at his early life, growing up in 1940s Nazi- occupied Paris, and through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s until his death in 1991. Taking the best from LA VIE EN ROSE and AMELIE, GAINSBOURG is one of 2010’s highly awaited films brought to us by one of the most beloved graphic artists of our time and the team behind the magical creatures of PAN’S LABYRINTH." (via Optimum Releasing).

As for details on the official UK/London premiere, I'll have to do a little more digging, but hopefully for now UK fans can rejoice after this 2-month bump up in release date (originally slated for September 30, 2010).

CHEERS!!!

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) In Turkey: Istanbul International Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:24:00 +0000

From April 3-18, 2010, Istanbul will transform into a hub of international film culture as the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts will hold the annual Istanbul International Film Festival.

There are 217 films screening as a part of this year's event including the Turkish premiere and four screenings of Gainsbourg (vie héroïque), which is competing in the International Film Competition.

There is no word about continued screenings throughout Turkey after the festival, so catch it in Istanbul while you can. To learn more about the festival, click here.

Win A Trip For 2 To NYC For The Tribeca Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:15:00 +0000

Our friends at MOFILM and a number of big brands like Best Buy, Nokia, and Nature Valley among many others are teaming up to offer a free trip for 2 to New York City and the Tribeca Film Festival where you can be one of the first people in the US to catch the premiere of Gainsbourg (vie héroïque). All you have to do is create an advertisement for the brand and submit it by April 6, 2010. Click here for all the official details. THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST!!! OPEN TO ALL COUNTRIES!!!

Get your flip-cams out and go for it! The winners are promised "to experience a red carpet treatment" for the festival, and this is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring filmmakers as they'll be showing the winning entries prior to various screenings.

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Amsterdam: Party Tonight, Opening Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) premiered Monday night in Amsterdam at the Rialto (click here for full schedule of screenings). Writer/Director Joann Sfar was in attendance and also held a question and answer session in English (see clip below). I've learned that our friends over at Oh-La-La were able to spend some time with him, so look out for an interview, premiere pics and a new podcast from them coming soon.

The film officially opens to the public throughout The Netherlands tomorrow, but the festivities get started tonight at Bitterzoet with Soirée Gainsbourg (click here for details).

Soirée Gainsbourg
Bitterzoet
2 Spuistraat
1012 TS Amsterdam
020 - 42 123 18
Entry: €10

UniFrance Rendez-Vous Kicks Off In New York Minus Gainsbourg

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:49:00 +0000

RENDEZ-VOUS UPDATE

As reported in Variety back in January, UniFrance's 15th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema kicked off earlier this week in New York City and runs through March 21. However, one film one noticeably absent from the bill. In the original coverage, it was reported that Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) would be one of sixteen films showing, but it's nowhere to be found on the official line-up.

Regardless, I'm still going to swing through the Rendez-Vous events and check out a few films over the next week, notably "OSS 117, Lost In Rio" (with cinematography by Gainsbourg's own Guillaume Schiffman) and "The French Kissers"(Les Beaux gosses) by illustrator (and friend of Joann Sfar), Riad Sattouf.

15th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

OSS 117, Lost In Rio

Riad Sattouf

It would've been great to preview Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) this weekend, but we really can't complain after the announcement of a US premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. A few more weeks seems like nothing after the past few months. Plus, it gives us time to plan a little soirée of our own ;)

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) US Premiere Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:39:00 +0000

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)/(known internationally as "Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus") will premiere in the United States at the Tribeca Film Festival between April 21 and May 2 in New York City!!!

It was one of the first 34 films announced this week which are screening at this year's festival. Others include James Franco-starring William Vincent; Irish psychological drama Snap; Korean story Paju directed by Chan-ok Park; Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons; and My Brothers, the directorial debut of Shane Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser. (source: EW)

"The lineup will include 85 feature-length films and 47 short films, including 45 world premieres, 7 International premieres, 14 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres and 12 New York premieres. Seven of the latter are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival."

The festival will include a documentary about disgraced former New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney and a 45th anniversary showing of David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago."(source: The Wrap)

(Serge Gainsbourg - New York, USA)

Click here for more details from Variety.com
Click here for the Official Tribeca Film Festival Website

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Screening In UK In April!

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0000

Don't wait until September 30th if you don't have to! A select few will be able to see Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) when it's playing in London between Saturday, April 17th – Monday, April 19th as part of the ICO Screening Days!

ICO Screening Days is a 3-day event of industry screenings for staff of independent cinemas, film societies, mixed arts venues and film festivals to choose programming and develop marketing for their upcoming seasons. It includes pre-release titles from all the major film distributors where viewers can choose from 20+ films (see trailers below) that will be hitting the screens in the months ahead. The event is meant for industry folks to meet and network with fellow colleagues and there will be a reception on Saturday evening full of all sorts of professionals from various parts of the film industry to chit-chat with

Confirmed films include:

Gainsbourg – Joann Sfar

Bad Lieutenant – Werner Herzog

Lebanon – Samuel Maoz, Winner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2009

Mother – Joon-ho Bong

White Material – Claire Denis

Independent Cinema Office - ICO Screening Days

BFI Southbank, London
Saturday 17 April – Monday 19 April 2010
Prices:

1 day pass: £24.00
2 day pass: £42.00
3 day pass: £57.00
1 day student pass: £12.00
2 day student pass: £21.00
3 day student pass £28.50

Click here for full details.

Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) in Andorra!

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:40:00 +0000

Aliança Andorrano-Francesa has organized a special screening of Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) in Andorra on Thursday March 18th (9:30 pm - Andorra la Vella Municipal Theatre, Andorra la Vella - AD500). If you are anywhere near this beautiful region in the eastern Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, you should check it out! I can only imagine how breathtaking the views are out there during this time of the year. If only I weren't 2000 miles away, I'd be there in a heartbeat!

For full details of this special event, click here.

Joann Sfar in Amsterdam for Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Premiere

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000

On March 15, 2010 Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) will premiere in Amsterdam in the presence of Writer/Director Joann Sfar. There will be an exhibition at District V prior to the film's premiere screening, in addition to a question/answer session, at the Rialto. See the flyer below for all the details.

Please e-mail ingeborg.tuinman@gmail.com with any questions and don't forget about Soirée Gainsbourg (click here for details)!

Fan Portraits of Serge Gainsbourg

noreply@blogger.com (Gainsbourg Fan) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:33:00 +0000

French painter, Jean-Luc Bellini has crafted two portraits of Serge Gainsbourg based on the actors who play him in Gainsbourg (vie héroïque), Éric Elmosnino and Kacey Mottet Klein. Enjoy!

Kacey Mottet Klein as young Lucien Ginsburg

Éric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg

To see more portraits of famous stars by Jean-Luc Bellini, click here.