Boris Vian: The Jazz Life (2009)
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.
Director: Philippe Kohly
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Boris Vian as Self (archive footage) |
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Vincent de Boüard as Boris Vian (voice) |
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Lauriane Escaffre as La femme en vert |
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Christine Gagnieux as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Philippe Kohly | Director |
| Writing | Philippe Kohly | Writer |
| Production | Sylvie Gautier | Producer |
| Production | François Bertrand | Producer |
| Camera | Philippe Kohly | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Olivier Raffet | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alexis Kavyrchine | Director of Photography |
| Crew | D'Déé | Choreographer |