Vian Was His Name ()

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During his illness, Boris Vian relives the major stages of his life: meeting Raymond Queneau , living the nights of Saint-Germain-des-Prés , the scandal of "I will spit on your graves" , the affairs and love stories.

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Boris Vian
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Michelle Vian
Bernard Le Coq ...
Raymond Queneau
Anna-Lena Strasse ...
Ursula Kubler-Vian
Arnaud Simon ...
Le major
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Jean Paulhan
Didier Vinson ...
Jean d'Halluin
Jean-Pascal Abribat ...
Claude Léon
Alain Libolt ...
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Gaston Gallimard
Myriam Moraly ...
Juliette Greco
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Marcel Arland
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Vernon Sullivan
Christophe Salengro ...
Miqueut
Philippe Faure ...
Docteur Chiche
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Jacques Canetti
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Antoine Syros
Marius Mancel ...
Patrick 3 ans
Louis Genty ...
Patrick 8 ans
Victor Sévaux ...
Patrick 17 ans (as Victor Sevaux)
Anne-Lorraine Bousch ...
Hôtesse révée
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Hôtesse sévère
Jeupeu ...
Le fossoyeur
Françoise Loreau ...
La gardienne
Élise Diamant ...
Anne-Marie Cazalis
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La femme en vert
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Le Chef Gendarme Maréchal
Clément Sageste ...
Le vitrier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Philippe Le Guay

Written by

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Didier Vinson ... ()

Produced by

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Florence Laneurie ... producer

Music by

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Pierre Bertrand

Cinematography by

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Aurélien Devaux

Editing by

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Emmanuelle Labbé

Editorial Department

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Myriam Cadene ... assistant editor (as Myriam Cadène) / assistant editor

Casting By

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Tatiana Vialle

Production Design by

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Pierre-François Limbosch

Costume Design by

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Elisabeth Tavernier

Makeup Department

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Amy Arguedas ... hair stylist
Véronique Boumaza ... makeup artist
Guillaume Castagné ... special makeup effects artist
Emma Chicotot ... makeup artist
Veronique Clochepin-Lassalle ... additional makeup artist (as Véronique Clochepain) / makeup artist (as Véronique Clochepin-Lassalle)
Céline Colinet ... makeup artist
Joëlle Dominique ... hair stylist
Nadine Dumas ... hair stylist
Françoise Fichet ... hair stylist
Odile Fourquin ... makeup artist
Catherine Gomez-Fernandez ... hair stylist (as Catherine Gomez)
Frédéric Lainé ... special makeup effects artist
Sophie Landry ... makeup artist
Catherine Leblanc ... hair stylist
Sandrine Masson ... hair stylist
Christophe Oliveira ... key makeup artist
Julio Parodi ... hair stylist
Nelly Robin ... makeup artist
Marie-France Thibault ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Stéphane Avenard ... assistant unit manager
Bénédicte Billard ... assistant unit manager
Christophe Desenclos ... production manager
Cyril Dusseaux ... unit manager
Cedric Ettouati ... post-production manager
Sophie Lixon ... production secretary
Arthur Morin ... assistant unit manager
Cécile Rémy-Boutang ... administratrice de production
Arnaud Tournaire ... general manager / location unit manager / unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Matthieu Ploteau ... second assistant director
Ariel Sctrick ... first assistant director
Jeanne Tassy ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Valérie Abelanski ... property master
Jérôme Bertin ... carpenter
Yves Chaudesaigues ... carpenter
Luc Compère ... first assistant decorator
Sabine Delouvrier ... set dresser
Samy Delouvrier ... assistant decorator
Claire Dubos ... tapestry
Lucien Eymard ... props
Jean-Michel Gambillon ... art department grip
Emmanuel Lechat ... tapestry
Yannick Noblet ... carpenter
Edouard Pallardy ... painter
Alain Sichou ... carpenter
Lucas Veillet ... assistant decorator
Olivier Wojcik ... scenic painter

Sound Department

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Antonin Dalmasso ... re-recording mixer (as Antoine Dalmasso)
Jean Gargonne ... sound editor
Grégory Lacroix ... boom operator
Delphine Malaussena ... boom operator / sound assistant
Fred Mays ... post-synchronisation
Philippe Penot ... foley artist
Laurent Poirier ... sound recordist
Malo Thouément ... sound assistant

Special Effects by

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Franck Carpentier ... special effects supervisor
Piotr Styczen ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Bruno Sommier ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Stéphane Boulay ... stunt coordinator
Karim Hocini ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Camille Bonin ... grip
Jimmy Bourcier ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
François Comparot ... key grip
Emmanuel de Fleury ... camera operator: "b" camera
Jean Delhomme ... grip
Louis Devaux ... assistant camera
Pierre Fanet ... electrician
Chloé Fassio ... second assistant camera
Laurent Ferrari ... first assistant camera
Vincent Gaillard ... electrician
Colas Jourdain ... electrician
Philippe Lefèvre ... electrician
Jean-Michel Pitois ... gaffer
Quiterie Seguin-Medrinal ... second assistant camera
Karim Younes ... electrician

Animation Department

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Olivier Esmein ... animation director
Yves Fercoq ... key animator

Casting Department

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Aurélie Assié Lécroart ... extras casting assistant (as Aurélie Lécroart)
Margo Charbonnier ... casting assistant
Brigitte Fourcade ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Renata Bicz-Bouchaux ... wardrobe
Laurence Glentzlin ... key costumer
Bruno Mendes ... wardrobe
Laurence Revillion ... wardrobe (as Laurence Révillion)

Location Management

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Bruno Duron ... location scout
Jeanne Tassy ... location scout
Valérie Tristan ... location scout

Music Department

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Eric Debegue ... music publisher
Varda Kakon ... music supervisor
Vivien Kiper ... music publisher

Script and Continuity Department

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Aruna Villiers ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Luc Adam ... press attache
Jean Bigot ... fiction director
Bernard Caroff ... groupman
Corinne Devaux ... choreographer
Véronique Hallu ... press attache
Elodie Lachaud ... production assistant
Sophie Lixon ... production secretary
Cécile Rémy-Boutang ... production administrator
Isabelle Saint-Aubin ... production administrator

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Also Known As
  • Vian Was His Name (World-wide, English title)
  • V for Vian (Europe, English title)
  • V as Vian (Europe, English title)
  • Vian Was His Name (United States)
  • Vian Was His Name (United Kingdom)
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