Boris Vian: The Jazz Life (2009)

0.0/10 • 60 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Boris Vian

Self (archive footage)

Vincent de Boüard

Boris Vian (voice)

Lauriane Escaffre

La femme en vert

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