Serge Gainsbourg

Acting

Serge Gainsbourg

Born April 2, 1928 · Paris, France

Died March 2, 1991 · aged 62

Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zou…

Known For

Melancoly BabyMelancoly Baby · 1979
Melancoly Baby
6.31979
MovieRomanceDrama
Olga is married to Laurent, who is devoted to his career and often leaves Olga at home alone when he travels away for work. Whilst she is rich and wants for nothing, she is terribly bored with life. When Laurent is working away she meets up with his colleague Pierre and through him meets Claude, who is unemployed and fed up of his situation. Can Olga and Claude help each other to get their lives back on track?
MénageMénage · 1986
Ménage
6.61986
MovieComedyCrime
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.
Emmanuelle 3Emmanuelle 3 · 1977
Emmanuelle 3
4.61977
MovieDramaRomance
Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.
Spécial BardotSpécial Bardot · 1968
Spécial Bardot
8.51968
MovieMusicDocumentary
And the image created the myth... Bardot as a brunette, blonde or redhead. Bardot in thigh-high boots, mini-dress or swimsuit, Bardot in London, at La Madrague or on a Harley... In all her states, BB sings with Gainsbourg and Sacha Distel: "Bonnie and Clyde", "Comic strip", "Mister Sun"... Reichenbach's camera sublimates the icon.
The DefectorThe Defector · 1966
The Defector
5.81966
MovieDramaThriller
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
Manon 70Manon 70 · 1968
Manon 70
5.41968
MovieRomanceDrama
Manon is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings.
BardotBardot · 2025
Bardot
8.32025
MovieDocumentary
An intimate look at the life of international icon Brigitte Bardot. With exclusive access and the full support of Brigitte Bardot and her team, we will uncover her life, with its hardships, trials and struggles, her work and her legacy.
ÉlisaÉlisa · 1995
Élisa
6.41995
MovieDrama
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.

Movies

Melancoly BabyMelancoly Baby · 1979
Melancoly Baby
6.31979
MovieRomanceDrama
Olga is married to Laurent, who is devoted to his career and often leaves Olga at home alone when he travels away for work. Whilst she is rich and wants for nothing, she is terribly bored with life. When Laurent is working away she meets up with his colleague Pierre and through him meets Claude, who is unemployed and fed up of his situation. Can Olga and Claude help each other to get their lives back on track?
MénageMénage · 1986
Ménage
6.61986
MovieComedyCrime
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.
Emmanuelle 3Emmanuelle 3 · 1977
Emmanuelle 3
4.61977
MovieDramaRomance
Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.
Spécial BardotSpécial Bardot · 1968
Spécial Bardot
8.51968
MovieMusicDocumentary
And the image created the myth... Bardot as a brunette, blonde or redhead. Bardot in thigh-high boots, mini-dress or swimsuit, Bardot in London, at La Madrague or on a Harley... In all her states, BB sings with Gainsbourg and Sacha Distel: "Bonnie and Clyde", "Comic strip", "Mister Sun"... Reichenbach's camera sublimates the icon.
The DefectorThe Defector · 1966
The Defector
5.81966
MovieDramaThriller
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
Manon 70Manon 70 · 1968
Manon 70
5.41968
MovieRomanceDrama
Manon is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings.
BardotBardot · 2025
Bardot
8.32025
MovieDocumentary
An intimate look at the life of international icon Brigitte Bardot. With exclusive access and the full support of Brigitte Bardot and her team, we will uncover her life, with its hardships, trials and struggles, her work and her legacy.
ÉlisaÉlisa · 1995
Élisa
6.41995
MovieDrama
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
French Fried VacationFrench Fried Vacation · 1978
French Fried Vacation
6.61978
MovieComedy
Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.
Nocturnal UproarNocturnal Uproar · 1979
Nocturnal Uproar
5.01979
MovieDrama
A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her rules, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.
Sweet SkinSweet Skin · 1963
Sweet Skin
5.61963
MovieDrama
Strip-tease has a pleasing Paris setting and a convincing strip club atmosphere, where a roster of exotic dancers do their thing. Making the club atmosphere work is the animated Dany Saval, as a charming gossip and outspoken cheerleader for the art of the strip-tease. Berthe encourages Ariane to loosen up and enjoy what she's doing.
Love in the NightLove in the Night · 1968
Love in the Night
6.01968
MovieDrama
Bourgoin uses Philippe to attract customers from another establishment to the nightclub he wants to open in Pigalle.
ErotissimoErotissimo · 1969
Erotissimo
5.71969
MovieComedy
Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the deluge of sexy Swedish movies, sexy advertising on the streets, sexy intimate clothing in ladies' shops, and even talks about sex and marital infidelity with her mother and female friends, Annie starts feeling left aside by her husband, and trying to attract in a number of ways - and failing. It's not the all-purpose secretary at the office that is keeping him late, it's a tax expert that, asking the most innocent questions, is finding out how Philippe can manage a company without profits, and still manage a home, may be two... with high quality levels.
Private ScreeningPrivate Screening · 1973
Private Screening
4.81973
MovieDrama
Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions with the people in the movie he is filming create reverberations in his "real" life, although the past remains unchanged. Among the complications is his growing regard for the woman who plays his cinematic wife. She may wind up replacing his actual wife in real life. One of the highlights of this film is the insight it gives into the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
PashaPasha · 1968
Pasha
6.71968
MovieDramaCrime
Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt. Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas-fond of Paris...
CannabisCannabis · 1970
Cannabis
4.41970
MovieCrimeDrama
Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers, he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to know Jane, the rich daughter of an ambassador. Once in Orly Airport he gets seriously wounded by the men of French drug kingpin Henri Emery. He manages to escape them though and takes refuge at Jane's. Passion sets in between the killer and the young lady. As of then, sex will be intertwined with blood and death. For better or worse...
Charlotte for EverCharlotte for Ever · 1986
Charlotte for Ever
5.11986
MovieDrama
Once a successful Hollywood screenwriter, Stan is now a depressive alcoholic who spends most of his time mooching about his house whilst pouring out his troubles to his drinking partner. The only thing that keeps him going is his love for his teenage daughter, Charlotte, but she despises him, believing him to be responsible for the accident in which her mother died.
I Love You, I Don'tI Love You, I Don't · 1976
I Love You, I Don't
5.91976
MovieDrama
The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.
SloganSlogan · 1969
Slogan
5.71969
MovieDramaComedy
Commercial director Serge Faberge is having an affair with Evelyne, the 18 year old fiancee of friend Hugh. His own pregnant wife Francoise usually does not mind his dalliances, until he actually walks out on her and their newborn baby to move in with Evelyne. The shoe is on the other foot when dashing stuntman Dado catches Evelyne's eye in Venice.
The Beaches of AgnèsThe Beaches of Agnès · 2008
The Beaches of Agnès
7.72008
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
EquatorEquator · 1983
Equator
4.11983
MovieDramaThriller
Although based on a novel by Georges Simenon, director (and songwriter) Serge Gainsbourg has superimposed several dark emotions and a subtle brutality over the weak plot about a man's trip to Africa and his unfortunate passion for a murderess whose amorality sends the disillusioned fellow back to Europe. Sometimes described as frustrating and self-centered, reactions to this film swing across a broad spectrum of complaints -- not the least might be whether or not Gainsbourg is using a clichéd and stereotypical view of "dark Africa" to convey what he sees in his characters.
Madame ClaudeMadame Claude · 1977
Madame Claude
4.91977
MovieDramaComedy
Based on a true story. Madame Claude, a well connected Parisienne with dark past, runs a network of high-class call girls. She sends her girls to any place in the world to satisfy sexual desires of wealthy and powerful men. Claude's manipulations also involve big business and politics. Meanwhile, photographer David Evans is trying to clear his own criminal record by providing the authorities with pictures of Claude's girls with important clients in compromising positions. But powerful men can do anything to keep their secrets...
KatmanduKatmandu · 1969
Katmandu
4.91969
MovieRomanceCrime
A rebellious socially-conscious man travels to Nepal to find his dead-beat dad. There, he meets Jane, a beautiful hippie girl hooked on drugs. He's forced to steal artefacts for his father's slimy employer to earn money to help Jane.
Jane by CharlotteJane by Charlotte · 2022
Jane by Charlotte
7.02022
MovieDocumentary
Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose themselves to each other, begin to step back, leaving space for a mother-daughter relationship.

TV Shows

Vivement dimancheVivement dimanche · 1998
Vivement dimanche
3.61998
Series
Spécial cinémaSpécial cinéma · 1974
Spécial cinéma
9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
ApostrophesApostrophes · 1975
Apostrophes
8.51975
Series
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
8.01972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Midi PremièreMidi Première · 1975
Midi Première
9.01975
Series
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
La semaine des 4 JulieLa semaine des 4 Julie · 2020
La semaine des 4 Julie
2.02020
Series
Numéro unNuméro un · 1975
Numéro un
7.51975
Series
A French variety show.
DiscoramaDiscorama · 1959
Discorama
8.01959
Series
Victoires de la musiqueVictoires de la musique · 1985
Victoires de la musique
3.31985
Series
30 millions d'amis30 millions d'amis · 1976
30 millions d'amis
6.21976
SeriesDocumentary
Nulle part ailleursNulle part ailleurs · 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
6.11987
Series
Ciné regardsCiné regards · 1978
Ciné regards
1978
SeriesDocumentary
Dim Dam DomDim Dam Dom · 1965
Dim Dam Dom
8.01965
SeriesDocumentary
Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesIl était une fois Champs-Élysées · 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
6.62022
SeriesDocumentary
À bout portantÀ bout portant · 1968
À bout portant
8.01968
SeriesDocumentary
Cadet RousselleCadet Rousselle · 1971
Cadet Rousselle
1971
SeriesFamily
Samedi SébastienSamedi Sébastien · 2021
Samedi Sébastien
6.32021
SeriesComedy
Pretend It's a CityPretend It's a City · 2021
Pretend It's a City
7.42021
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
VidocqVidocq · 1967
Vidocq
9.01967
SeriesCrimeMystery
François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.
FréquenstarFréquenstar · 1988
Fréquenstar
9.01988
SeriesDocumentary