Personal Info
Boris Vian
Writing
Biography
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 tra…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
Hôtel La Louisiane
as Self (archive footage)
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
as Self (archives)
Boris Vian: The Jazz Life
as Self (archive footage)
Le Bel Âge
as Boris
Dangerous Love Affairs
as Prévan
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
as Mona Lisa smile teacher (uncredited)
