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Boris Vian: The Jazz Life

2009 · 60 min · Documentary

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.

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Philippe Kohly — Director

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Boris Vian portraitBoris VianSelf (archive footage)Vincent de Boüard portraitVincent de BoüardBoris Vian (voice)Lauriane Escaffre portraitLauriane EscaffreLa femme en vertCChristine GagnieuxNarrator (voice)

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