Sagan (film)

Sagan
Directed by	Diane Kurys
Written by	Diane Kurys Claire Lemaréchal Martine Moriconi
Produced by	Catherine Grandjean Diane Kurys Cindy Tempez
Starring	Sylvie Testud Pierre Palmade Lionel Abelanski Jeanne Balibar Arielle Dombasle
Cinematography	Michel Abramowicz
Edited by	Sylvie Gadmer
Music by	Armand Amar
Production companies	Alexandre Films France 2
Distributed by	EuropaCorp Distribution
Release date	11 June 2008 (2008-06-11)
Running time	117 minutes/180 minutes (2 part version)
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.1 million
Box office	$5.3 million

Sagan is a 2008 French biographical film, directed by Diane Kurys, starring Sylvie Testud as French author Françoise 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 - Françoise Sagan
• Pierre Palmade - Jacques Chazot
• Jeanne Balibar - Peggy Roche
• Arielle Dombasle - Astrid
• Lionel Abelanski - Bernard Frank
• Guillaume Gallienne - Jacques Quoirez
• Denis Podalydès - Guy Schoeller
• Bruno Wolkowitch - Philippe
• Samuel Labarthe - René Julliard
• Chantal Neuwirth - Madame Lebreton
• Alexis Michalik - Denis Westhoff

Awards and nominations

• César Awards (France)
  • Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Sylvie Testud)
  • Nominated: Best Actress – Supporting Role (Jeanne Balibar)
  • Nominated: Best Costume Design (Nathalie du Roscoat)

External links

• Sagan at IMDb