Weekly American publication Time Magazine picked up on the Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) buzz yesterday, posting a review that praises the efforts of Writer/Director Joann Sfar and highlights the performance of Éric Elmosnino, "whose resemblance to Gainsbourg is eerie" says reviewer, Grant Rosenberg (agreeing with virtually every review of the film published thus far). Despite the fact that Gainsbourg's life may not necessarily be portrayed as "heroic", Sfar's film, like Gainsbourg's music, captures his mystique as a cult figure in France, and the film's opening this week is described as a "national event".Rosenberg concludes that Sfar has delivered on an "audacious undertaking" of paying hommage to a lovable, yet tragic national idol and that the proof can be seen in the lines outside theaters "packed with French audiences eager to see their Serge and his illustrious life on the big screen".
To Read Grant's full review click here.
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