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'I'm the man with the cabbage head. Half vegetable, half man' says Serge puffing on a cigarette, blowing clouds of silver smoke across the screen. So Frenchy so chic. This movie rates highly on the summer seduction scale. Gainsbourg the archetypal 'bobo' (bourgeouise- Boheme) is portrayed as a rampant, womanising, Frenchman who oozes self-assured sex appeal whilst seductively bedding the sexiest French women on the planet, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin et al.

This extraordinary biopic (of which I am a massive fan) showcases the ‘sexy-cool’ life and loves of Serge Gainsbourg the controversial, erotic, poetic songwriter with a free-spirited soul. The fantasy scenes are super-surreal with narratives imagined by a quirky, comic-strip director. A bizarre-fictional cartoon Serge appears puppet-like with an uncanny resemblance to ‘Count Dracula’ from Sesame Street *spooky*. I kept expecting this mini-Serge Dracula doll to tap dance on the roof tops to ‘Singing in the Rain’. This long-beaked muppet was used as a vehicle to demonstrate Serge’s inner demons, tiptoeing around the slightly selfish and sinister aspects of his spirit.

It is left to the viewer to determine whether or not we revere or disapprove of his debauchery-filled existence. Personally I felt there was a little over-emphasis on the ‘Alfie’ aspect of the plot. The ‘tragic-male-tramp’ to me is not the most intriguing aspect of Gainsbourg’s remarkably intriguing character. One thing’s for sure, there should have been a government health warning on the content: smoking has never looked so seductive and alluring. Each exhale of intoxicating fumes is perfectly expressed by Eric Elmosnino who plays Serge in all his charming Casanova glory.

As far as I am concerned, Serge: ‘Je t’aime encore plus’.

♥ BexBella.