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‘The Crusade’: Louis Garrel’s Latest With Laetitia Casta Is A Superficially Charming, Yet Obtusely Colonialist Environmental Manifesto [Cannes Review]

Elena Lazic — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:34:54 +0000

When teenaged environmental activist Greta Thunberg made her now-famous speech at the UN Headquarters in 2019, she was met with equal parts admiration and derision, likely an unfavorable imbalance toward the latter. For every A-list celebrity who reposted a clip on their Instagram story, adorned with enthusiastic heart emojis, surely another handful of Internet trolls lurked in the comments and left discouraging messages. After all, the online world is an inhospitable place for climate activists, and even more so when they come in the form of determined, ambitious teenagers.

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Louis Garrel’s ‘A Faithful Man’ Starring Laetitia Casta & Lily-Rose Depp Flirts With Fun [TIFF Review]

Warren Cantrell — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:12:11 +0000

Everyone’s a narrator with a story to tell in “A Faithful Man” (French: “L’homme fidèle”), a movie about love, loss, death, growing up, and the French being casual AF. Co-written, directed, and starring Louis Garrel, the film is steeped in uniquely European sensibilities, and while it doesn’t offend, the logic of the narrative, and the composition of the lead, hamstrings the effort.

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The picture opens in voiceover above urban Paris, where Abel (Garrel) explains that he thought he was living a good life until the day his girlfriend dumped him.

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Garrett Hedlund Replaces Jason Clarke In William Monahan’s ‘Mojave’; Terry Gilliam Has Small Role In The New Wachowski Movie

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:39:33 +0000

Garrett Hedlund Replaces Jason Clarke In William Monahan's 'Mojave'; Terry Gilliam Has Small Role In The New Wachowski Movie

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Exclusive: Foul-Mouthed Clip From Erotic Thriller ‘Tied’ Starring Laetitia Casta

The Playlist Staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:56:00 +0000

Exclusive: Foul-Mouthed Clip From Erotic Thriller 'Tied' Starring Laetitia Casta

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Review: ‘War Of The Buttons’ Feels Like An Early ’90s Miramax Reject

The Playlist Staff — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:59:00 +0000

Review: 'War Of The Buttons' Feels Like An Early '90s Miramax Reject

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Some French Dudes Are Going To Try And Make A Period Based 3D Movie For $5 Million With Laetitia Casta

Kevin Jagernauth — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:20:00 +0000

For their debut feature film, the French directing team of Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe are certainly swinging for the fences.

Variety reports the duo have enlisted model/actress Laetitia Casta to star in their forthcoming suspense film “Behind The Walls.” The 3D fantasy film takes place in 1922 and centers on “a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.” There is no word yet on just how they will achieve both a period film and dazzling 3D effects with just $5 million.

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Review: ‘Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)’ Is An Ambitious Biopic That’s Disappointingly Incomplete

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:11:00 +0000

Serge Gainsbourg’s career spanned an astonishing 25 albums, a falling in and then falling out with the French public, a rotating cast of gorgeous beauties that found their way both into his bed and into his music and ultimately, he left an indelible mark on the pop culture landscape that continues to resonate to this day. A figure as big as any American cultural icon, attempting to fit his life into the standard running time of a feature length film is certainly difficult and unenviable task, particularly for as a debut feature film.

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English-Language-Friendly ‘Serge Gainsbourg’ Trailer; New Soundtrack, Photos & Reviews

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:34:00 +0000

Joann Sfar’s biopic, “Gainsbourg: Vie Heroic” (or “Serge Gainsbourg: A Life Heroic” hits theaters in France next week (January 20) which means a pay dirt of new content has surfaced including new photos, a trailer that finally has English subtitles (we showed you the French version a few months ago) and reviews are also trickling in from all over (also the film premiered in Paris this week). The trailer is also a bit NSFW, btw.

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First Trailer: ‘Serge Gainsbourg: A Life Heroic’ (French-Language Version)

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:54:00 +0000

We’ve already revealed to you plenty of images and a simple video teaser from Joann Sfar’s biopic, about musical French icon, “Serge Gainsbourg: Vie Héroïque” (“A Life Heroic”) and today we have a lot more including the first trailer for the film.

Granted, it’s a French-language trailer, but you don’t need to understand the language to figure out the tenor and tone of the biopic.

The cast of this was is pretty stellar.

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Video Teaser: Serge Gainsbourg ‘A Heroic Life’ Biopic

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:43:00 +0000

Alright, we already gave you a first look at Joann Sfar’s upcoming Gainsbourg biopic, “Vie Heroique” (“A Heroic Life”) starring Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg, and Lucy Gordon (who committed suicide earlier this year, RIP) as Jane Birkin and now, a brief video teaser has arrived (former French Supermodel Laetitia Casta also stars as Brigitte Bardot, but she’s not featured in this clip).

There’s been some debate if the film was called, “Je t’Aime Moi Non Plus” — the song that plays in the background here, written by Gainsbourg and sung by the husband and wife duo.

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First Look: Laetitia Casta, Eric Elmosnino, & Lucy Gordon In The Serge Gainsbourg Biopic, ‘A Heroic Life’

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Nice. Everyone really looks the part. Here’s Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg, Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot, Lucy Gordon (who committed suicide earlier this year, RIP) as Jane Birkin and the back of Anna Mouglalis as Juliette Gréco in Joann Sfar’s upcoming Gainsbourg biopic, “Vie Heroique” (“A Heroic Life”). Though note, one report said the film was called, “Je t’Aime Moi Non Plus,” but that’s the name of a Birkin song and even though they were married, and Gainsbourg wrote it, it does seem a little odd.

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Lucy Gordon Will Play Jane Birkin In Serge Gainsbourg Biopic, ‘Heroique’

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:58:00 +0000

Relatively unknown American actress Lucy Gordon (small part in “Spider-Man 3”) will play muse and wife, Jane Birkin in the upcoming biopic of debaucherous French music icon Serge Gainsbourg.

Tentatively titled, “Vie Heroique” (Heroic Life),” the film will be Universal Pictures first foreign language film and will be the directorial debut by French comic book artist Joann Sfar.

Already cast in the film which starts shooting in January is Eric Elmosnino as Gainsbourg, Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot and Mylene Jampanoi as the eccentric singer’s late-life muse, Bambou (deeper casting info here).

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Shooting To Begin On Serge Gainsbourg Biopic In January

Spencer Martin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:06:00 +0000

The Serge Gainsbourg biopic, “Vie Heroique,” will reportedly begin shooting this January in Paris, France. Helming the project is comic-book artist Joann Sfar, who will be making his directorial debut. We reported on the casting for the film back in September, but the trades has been sluggish with news and have just now reacted to the biopic.

The project will document the life of hard-living French music legend, Serge Gainsbourg, who passed away in 1991.

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Is The Serge Gainsbourg Biopic Going To Be A ‘Censored’ Life?

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:26:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, we delved in deep on the upcoming Serge Gainsbourg biopic, “ “Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life” (“Vie Héroïque”), being directed by French comic book artist, Joann Sfar, starring relatively newcomer Eric Elmosnino as everyone’s favorite debauched French singer/pervert and former French supermodel Laetitia Casta has as Brigitte Bardot among many others (casting for Jane Birkin – Gainsbourg’s second wife – and famous figures he worked with, Anna Karina, Catherine Deneuve, etc., have not been announced yet).

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Casting For Serge Gainsbourg ‘Heroic Life’ Film ‘Biopic’ Falling Into Place; Gonzales Doing Some Music

Rodrigo Perez — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:50:00 +0000

The casting pieces for the long-gestating biopic of notorious French louche and debonair poet of scuzzy panache, Serge Gainsbourg are nicely falling into place. Earlier this Spring, details on the biopic, titled “Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life” (“Vie Héroïque”) came out, but not a lot of North American outlets (including, shamelessly, us) seemed to notice (perhaps cause there wasn’t a ton to report). Directing the film is Joann Sfar, a well-known French comic-book artist, and playing the lead is not, terribly well-known actor Eric Elmosnino.

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