The first US publication to review Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) is Hollywood's Variety, and in it Jordan Mintzer praises the first-time director's debut effort, saying it "offers up a feast of memorable chansons and an almost endless parade of drop-dead-gorgeous muses," while tracing Serge Gainsbourg's career from "the jazz-influenced melodies of the early '60s to the electronic ramblings of the '80s -- in episodic bursts that combine flesh-and-blood lookalikes with cartoons, puppetry and flashbacks to a childhood marked by the German Occupation."
Mintzer also compliments the performances and casting of Éric Elmosnino and Laetitia Casta as "dead ringers" for Gainsbourg and Bardot, in addition to the beautiful cinematography of Guillaume Schiffman, which "mixes biography with dreamlike fantasy." To read Jordan's full review of the film, click here.
It's great to finally start hearing some news about the film coming from the States. Hopefully we'll hear about a US release date next!
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