Boris Vian
Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.
Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
Known for
Flowers
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
El Amor es Ciego
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Vadim Mister Cool
Hôtel La Louisiane
Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes
Ladies Of The Night’s Street
The Cowboy of Normandy
Mind Your Own Business
The Hitchhiker
Mood Indigo
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
Bulles de Vian
Chloe
The Mortal Fortune
L'Herbe rouge
Spray of the Days
Le Bel Âge
Dangerous Liaisons
I Spit on Your Grave
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
A Girl in a Pocket
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
La chasse à l'homme
Disorder
Acting
2022
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
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Self - Writer (archive footage)
1958
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
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Professeur spécialisé sur le sourire de Mona Lisa (non crédité)