Boris Vian: The Jazz Life

Boris Vian: The Jazz Life

Boris Vian was a man of many interests and talents. He played the trumpet, wrote criticism, essays, novels, poems and plays, did some painting and sculpting. Philippe Kohly chooses to recount Boris Vian’s life through his love for jazz, his quest for freedom, his taste for celebration.

Top Cast

Boris Vian

As Self (archive footage)

Vincent de Boüard

As Boris Vian (voice)

Lauriane Escaffre

As La femme en vert

Christine Gagnieux

As Narrator (voice)