Slogan(film)

Slogan
Slogan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Grimblat
Written by	Francis Girod; Melvin Van Peebles; Pierre Grimblat;
Produced by	Francis Girod
Starring	Serge Gainsbourg; Jane Birkin; Andréa Parisy; Juliet Berto; Daniel Gélin;
Cinematography	Claude Beausoleil
Edited by	Françoise Garnault; Jacques Witta;
Music by	Serge Gainsbourg
Production; companies	Orphée Arts; Hamster Productions;
Distributed by	Cocinor
Release date	27 July 1969(France);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Sloganis a 1969 Frenchsatirical romantic comedy-dramafilm co-written and directed by Pierre Grimblat. It starsSerge GainsbourgandJane Birkinin their first film together. The film marked the beginning of the 13-year relationship between Gainsbourg and Birkin.^[1]^[2]

Plot[edit]

Serge Fabergé is a 40-year-old director who leaves his pregnant wife Françoise to attend an advertising award festival inVenice.There, he meets Evelyne, a youngBritishwoman, and initiates an affair. Evelyne eventually leaves him for another man.

Cast[edit]

Serge Gainsbourgas Serge Fabergé
Jane Birkinas Evelyne
Juliet Bertoas secretary
Daniel Gélinas Evelyne's father
Henri-Jacques Huet as M. Joly
James Mitchellas as Hugh
Andréa Parisyas Françoise
Gilles Millinaire as Dado
Roger Lumont as Serge's lawyer (uncredited)
Robert Lombard as motorist (uncredited)
Kate Barryas Serge's daughter (uncredited)

Production[edit]

Grimblat initially wanted American actressMarisa Berensonto play the role of Evelyne, but decided on an English actress instead.^[3]

Grimblat was nominated for an award in Venice for aRenaultadvert, and because nobody knew what he looked like, he askedSerge Gainsbourgto pretend he was Grimblat and collect the award, so that he could film the ceremony and use the footage inSlogan.^[4]

The filming ofSloganwas temporarily delayed due to the1968 riots in France.^[5]

Filming took place between June 26 and August 16, 1968 in Venice, Italy. It was on this film that Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin met. At first, Gainsbourg "snubbed" Birkin and the making of the film suffered. Pierre Grimblat decides to change the course of things by inviting them to a dinner, to which he had planned not to come (by playing double or quits in a way). Without a witness at this meal, Gainsbourg and Birkin finally reconciled and began their relationship”.^[6]

References[edit]

^Robinson, Lisa."The Secret World of Serge Gainsbourg".Vanity Fair.Retrieved24 November2015.
^Brierly, Dean."Serge's Stimulating Slogan".Cinema Retro.Retrieved24 November2015.
^Simmons 2002,p.51.
^Allen, Jeremy (2021).Relax Baby Be Cool.London: Jawbone Press. p. 106.ISBN 978-1-9110-3665-4.
^Simmons 2002,p.53.
^Citation du film documentaireDe Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958 - 1991(1994)

Bibliography[edit]

Simmons, Sylvie (2002).Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes(1st ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts:Da Capo Press.ISBN 978-0-3068-1183-8.

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[1] Robinson, Lisa."The Secret World of Serge Gainsbourg".Vanity Fair.Retrieved24 November2015.

[2] Brierly, Dean."Serge's Stimulating Slogan".Cinema Retro.Retrieved24 November2015.

[FOOTNOTESimmons2002[httpsarchiveorgdetailssergegainsbourgf00simmpage51_51]-3] Simmons 2002,p.51.

[4] Allen, Jeremy (2021).Relax Baby Be Cool.London: Jawbone Press. p. 106.ISBN 978-1-9110-3665-4.

[FOOTNOTESimmons2002[httpsarchiveorgdetailssergegainsbourgf00simmpage53_53]-5] Simmons 2002,p.53.

[6] Citation du film documentaireDe Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958 - 1991(1994)

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