Documentary · France · 2009 · 1h 0m

Boris Vian: The Jazz Life

Boris Vian, la vie jazz

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Director

Cast

Boris Vian as Self (archive footage) Vincent de Boüard as Boris Vian (voice) Lauriane Escaffre as La femme en vert Christine Gagnieux as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Philippe Kohly — Director of Photography Olivier Raffet — Director of Photography Alexis Kavyrchine — Director of Photography Philippe Kohly — Writer Sylvie Gautier — Producer François Bertrand — Producer

Synopsis

Boris Vian was a man of many interests and talents. He played the trumpet, wrote criticism, essays, novels, poems and plays, did some painting and sculpting. Philippe Kohly chooses to recount Boris Vian’s life through his love for jazz, his quest for freedom, his taste for celebration.

Trailer

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Mood & Themes

biographical documentary

Key Collaborators

Philippe Kohly Director Philippe Kohly Director of Photography Olivier Raffet Director of Photography Alexis Kavyrchine Director of Photography Philippe Kohly Writer Sylvie Gautier Producer François Bertrand Producer

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