- Sagan (film)
Infobox_Film
caption = Theatrical poster
director =Diane Kurys
producer =Catherine Grandjean
Diane Kurys Cindy Tempez
writer =Diane Kurys
Claire Lemaréchal
Martine Moriconi
starring =Sylvie Testud Pierre Palmade
Lionel Abelanski
Jeanne Balibar
Arielle Dombasle
music =Armand Amar
cinematography =Michel Abramowicz
editing =Sylvie Gadmer
released =June 11 ,2008
runtime = 117 minutes/180 minutes (2 part version)
country = France
language = French
imdb_id = 1052353"Sagan" is a 2008 French biographic film, directed by
Diane Kurys , starringSylvie Testud as French authorFrançoise Sagan andPierre Palmade as a dancer and a society man, Jacques Chazot, who was very well known in France. The film starts in the mid 50's as Sagan (then still known under her real name Quoirez) closes a publishing deal for her controversial debut novelBonjour Tristesse .The film then follows Sagan's road to fame, her drug abuse, alcoholism, and gambling, her hedonist lifestyle spending too much and becoming poor, as well as several complex love affairs with both men and women.
"Sagan" was released in France on June 11th, 2008 and received mixed reviews.
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*imdb title|1052353
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