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

Slogan is a 1969 French satirical romantic comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Pierre Grimblat. It stars Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin in their first film together. The film marked the beginning of the 13-year relationship between Gainsbourg and Birkin.^[1]^[2]

Plot

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

Cast

Serge Gainsbourg as Serge Fabergé
Jane Birkin as Evelyne
Juliet Berto as secretary
Daniel Gélin as Evelyne's father
Henri-Jacques Huet as M. Joly
James Mitchellas as Hugh
Andréa Parisy as Françoise
Gilles Millinaire as Dado
Roger Lumont as Serge's lawyer (uncredited)
Robert Lombard as motorist (uncredited)
Kate Barry as Serge's daughter (uncredited)

Production

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

Grimblat was nominated for an award in Venice for a Renault advert, and because nobody knew what he looked like, he asked Serge Gainsbourg to pretend he was Grimblat and collect the award, so that he could film the ceremony and use the footage in Slogan.^[4]

The filming of Slogan was temporarily delayed due to the 1968 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

^ Robinson, Lisa (15 October 2007). "The Secret World of Serge Gainsbourg". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ Brierly, Dean. "Serge's Stimulating Slogan". Cinema Retro. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ 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 documentaire De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958 - 1991 (1994)

Bibliography

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

External links

Slogan at IMDb
Slogan at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Robinson, Lisa (15 October 2007). "The Secret World of Serge Gainsbourg". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[2] Brierly, Dean. "Serge's Stimulating Slogan". Cinema Retro. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[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 documentaire De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958 - 1991 (1994)

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