GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE Directed and Written by Joann Sfar Starring Eric Elmosnino, Laetitia Casta, Anna Mouglalis, Lucy Gordon Produced by Marc du Pontavice and Didier Lupfer César Awards 2011 Winner: Best First Film – Joann Sfar Winner: Best Actor – Eric Elmosnino Official Selection - 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Winner: Best Actor – Eric Elmosnino COLCOA Film Festival 2010 Special Mention by Jury for his Performance – Eric Elmosnino Press information available at: http://www.musicboxfilms.com/gainsbourg Running Time: 122 Minutes/In French with English Subtitles/Unrated Press Contact New York Press Contact Los Angeles Sophie Gluck & Associates Marina Bailey Film Publicity Sophie Gluck Marina Bailey 124 West 79th Street 1615 North Laurel Avenue New York, NY 10024 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Tel: (212) 595-2432 Tel: (323) 650-3627
[email protected] [email protected] 1 SYNOPSIS Once upon a time, a young boy, Lucien, walked up and down the streets of Paris, proudly showing off the abominable yellow star pinned to his jacket. It’s 1941. When this child of Russian-Jewish parents with a cheeky sparkle in his eyes crosses paths with the pro-Nazi French militia, he starts singing The Marseillaise anthem alongside them... even though he doesn‘t quite know the words. Then something stops young Lucien short – anti-Semitic propaganda featuring a caricature of a Jew. It’s an ugly face that resembles him a bit too closely. A face pinned up to be seen and scorned by all. He wants to run away or erase the grotesque face but does neither.