Fresh
As Gallic showbiz sagas go, it's far better than 'La Vie en Rose', but not quite as distinctive as 'Gainsbourg'.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Overview
A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
Director and cast
- Florent-Emilio Siri Director
- Jérémie Renier as Claude François
- Benoît Magimel as Paul Lederman
- Monica Scattini as Chouffa François
- Sabrina Seyvecou as Josette François
- Ana Girardot as Isabelle Forêt
- Joséphine Japy as France Gall
- Maud Jurez as Janet Woollacot
- Marc Barbé as Aimé françois
- Eric Savin as Jean-Jacques Tilche
- Robert Knepper as Frank Sinatra
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