

Sagan
2008-06-11 · 117 min · ★ 6.2
France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse. Flamboyant, scandalous and underrated, Sagan lived her life at the furthest edge of excess. She won and lost fortunes at the roulette table, bought and crashed superb sports cars, drank, danced and partied, leaving a trail of lovers in her wake.
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- Directors
- Diane Kurys
- Production companies
- Alexandre Films, France 2, EuropaCorp
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 5,337,194
Top Cast
Sylvie TestudFrançoise Quoirez dite Sagan
Pierre PalmadeJacques Chazot
Jeanne BalibarPeggy Roche
Arielle DombasleAstrid
Lionel AbelanskiBernard Frank
Guillaume GallienneJacques Quoirez
Denis PodalydèsGuy Schoeller
Bruno WolkowitchPhilippe
Samuel LabartheRené Julliard
Margot AbascalFlorence Malraux
Gwendoline HamonSuzanne Quoirez
Chantal NeuwirthMme Lebreton
Silvie LagunaMme Bartoli
Alexis MichalikDenis Westhoff 23 / 33ans
William MillerBob Westhoff
Alexia StresiPaola
Bernard CrombeyPierre QuoirezTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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