GainsbourgLascivious, poetic and dizzyingly inventive, Joann Sfar's fairytale on the French iconoclast marks a bold (and satisfying) departure from the standard biopic.
Opening in Nazi-occupied Paris, Gainsbourg charts Serge (then Lucien) from childhood to art school and beyond.
Cabaret performer Eric Elmosnino is staggering (both aurally and physically) in the title role, as are his supporting cast - from the late Lucy Gordon as Birkin, Laetitia Casta as Bardot, to his puppet alter-egos (crafted by the special effects team from Pan's Labyrinth).
A spectacular tribute to the provocateur and his music.
"For my films subject I wanted music, I wanted sex, I wanted a love story and I wanted a strange character and Gainsbourg was so wonderful in that perception" Joann Sfar
