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Sagan (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Sagan' is a 2008 French biographical film, directed by Diane Kurys, starring Sylvie Testud as French author Franoise Sagan and Pierre Palmade as a dancer and a society man, Jacques Chazot, who was very well known in France. The film starts in the mid-1950s as Sagan (then still known under her real name Quoirez) closes a publishing deal for her controversial debut novel 'Bonjour Tristesse'.
The film then follows Sagan's road to fame, her drug abuse, alcoholism, and gambling, her hedonistic lifestyle spending too much and becoming poor, as well as several complex love affairs with both men and women.
Cast
* Sylvie Testud - Franoise Sagan
* Pierre Palmade - Jacques Chazot
* Jeanne Balibar - Peggy Roche
* Arielle Dombasle - Astrid
* Lionel Abelanski - Bernard Frank
* Guillaume Gallienne - Jacques Quoirez
* Denis Podalyds - Guy Schoeller
* Bruno Wolkowitch - Philippe
* Chantal Neuwirth - Madame Lebreton
* Alexis Michalik - Denis Westhoff
Awards and nominations
*'Csar Awards' (France)
**Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Sylvie Testud)
**Nominated: Best Actress – Supporting Role (Jeanne Balibar)
**Nominated: Best Costume Design (Nathalie du Roscoat)
References
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