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Serge the sampled
Serge Gainsbourg's work continues to inspire artists from Jarvis Cocker to De La Soul. Here's why modern musicians love the Parisian iconoclast …It's the ultimate rock trivia question: which French...
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First sight: Joann Sfar
This graphic novelist's first film, about his idol Serge Gainsbourg, combines animation with a 'creative' approach to the truthWho is he?A French graphic novelist turned film-maker, whose research...
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Film review: Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque)
Adored and despised in fairly equal measure, Serge Gainsbourg is the subject of an appropriately spiky biopic. By Peter BradshawJoann Sfar's movie-portrait of French musical legend Serge Gainsbourg,...
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Gainsbourg | Film review
Joann Sfar's bold debut is a highly enjoyable – if low on detail – life of the charismatic French singer Serge GainsbourgIn the 1930s Warner Brothers developed a serious line in earnest, inspirational...
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Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments
From writing saucy songs for Brigitte Bardot to propositioning Whitney Houston on TV, we recall the causes célèbres of France's premier pop poetTwenty years ago this week saw an event that brought the...
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Pete Doherty goes from druggie to luvvie as he makes his film debut
The former Libertines frontman was reportedly 'literary and sincere' on the set of Confession of a Child of the CenturyPete Doherty is a man of many talents, some more dubious than others. First there...
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Olivier Hutman's soundtrack to Paris
As part of our new online city guides, we asked music experts to compile a playlist to their city. Here, jazz musician Olivier Hutman charts the heart and soul of Paris from Edith Piaf to Serge...
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Isabelle Adjani questioned over attack on former boyfriend
French police reopen investigation after receiving 'poison pen' letter suggesting actor was behind assault on Stéphane DelajouxThe French actor Isabelle Adjani has been questioned by police about...
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Roland Petit: a career in clips
From Hollywood musicals to a Pink Floyd ballet, Roland Petit's choreography raised the bar – and hemlines – of dance for everTwo enduring loves span the life of French choreographer Roland Petit, who...
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Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'If I'm good in a scene it's a miracle'
The singer and actress on her famous parents, stage fright and working with Pete DohertyFor a performer who gets stage fright, making an album of mostly live recordings – the recently released Stage...
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French music now: the boom in electro pop
Following our whistlestop history of French pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues here with French DJ Mimi Xu as she introduces the acts in her country who are making waves...
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Charlotte Gainsbourg – review
Somerset House, London"The songs that we sing, do they mean anything to the people we're singing them to?" asks Charlotte Gainsbourg, closing the main part of her show with the 2006 track The Songs...
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Jane Birkin: My family values
The singer and actor talks about her familyMy mother was courage itself. She was always looking after my father, who was very ill. When my father died, my mother came back from being Mrs Birkin to...
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Jane Birkin – review
The Arches, GlasgowThis performance comes with a preface, the UK premiere of Un film de Jane Birkin. Souvenirs of Serge is a 40-minute montage of her 1970s family holidays with France's most notorious...
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Kevin Parker: soundtrack of my life
The Tame Impala frontman on how grunge gave him a sense of identity, Cream turned him on to fuzz guitar, and Air opened his eyes to the art of productionKevin Parker is the driving force behind Tame...
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Lookalike war sees 'Gainsbourg' on trial for stabbing 'Hallyday'
Denis Colnot reportedly attacked Michel Pacchiana in 2011 when impersonators' rivalry reached bloody climaxFrench show-business is notoriously cut-throat, but competition in the world of rural, amateur...
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First sight: Joann Sfar
This graphic novelist's first film, about his idol Serge Gainsbourg, combines animation with a 'creative' approach to the truthWho is he?A French graphic novelist turned film-maker, whose research...
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Film review: Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque)
Adored and despised in fairly equal measure, Serge Gainsbourg is the subject of an appropriately spiky biopic. By Peter BradshawJoann Sfar's movie-portrait of French musical legend Serge Gainsbourg,...
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Gainsbourg | Film review
Joann Sfar's bold debut is a highly enjoyable – if low on detail – life of the charismatic French singer Serge GainsbourgIn the 1930s Warner Brothers developed a serious line in earnest, inspirational...
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Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments
From writing saucy songs for Brigitte Bardot to propositioning Whitney Houston on TV, we recall the causes célèbres of France's premier pop poetTwenty years ago this week saw an event that brought the...
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