Boris Vian
Date of birth: 1920-03-10
Place of birth: Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known for: Writing
Also known as:
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 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).
Movie Credits
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959-09-09
Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both
Boris Vian: The Jazz Life
2009-06-18
Boris Vian was a man of many interests and talents. He played the trumpet, wrote criticism, essays,
La chasse à l'homme
1952-10-14
A Girl in a Pocket
1957-11-06
A professor experimenting in suspended animation accidentally shrinks his dog and later, his female
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
2011-12-17
On June 23, 1959, Boris Vian died of a heart attack while watching the film "I Spit Οn Your Graves",
An amateur Film
1947-01-01
French horror comedy short from 1947.
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
2022-11-09
In 1946, the controversial French writer Boris Vian writes his novel I Spit on Your Graves under the
Hôtel La Louisiane
2015-11-18
Hôtel La Louisiane is, at its core, a film about freedom and dignity. Freedom for those who wish to
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956-12-19
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside C
Le Bel Âge
1960-02-10
Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of ero
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
1958-04-30
This is the story of an obsession. Mona Lisa keeps smiling quizzically while our poor hero is pursue
Vadim Mister Cool
2016-12-28
As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker, director, p
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020-03-13
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954-04-15