Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait

Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait

98 mins | Documentary | Feb. 15, 2012

Hailed in France as a national treasure, Serge Gainsbourg was beloved both for his music and for being the country’s favorite ’enfant terrible’. This poetic documentary presents Gainsbourg entirely in his own words, accompanied by carefully selected archival footage, including musical performances and Gainsbourg’s previously unreleased personal films.

Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait

98 mins | Documentary | Feb. 15, 2012

Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait
Hailed in France as a national treasure, Serge Gainsbourg was beloved both for his music and for being the country’s favorite ’enfant terrible’. This poetic documentary presents Gainsbourg entirely in his own words, accompanied by carefully selected archival footage, including musical performances and Gainsbourg’s previously unreleased personal films.
Producers
Original title Je suis venu vous dire...
Directors Pierre-Henry Salfati
Writers

Cast

Serge Gainsbourg

as Himself (archive footage)