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Boris Vian
Writer 1920 - 1959

Boris Vian

Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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... Read full bio →

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2 titles
Die toten Fische

Die toten Fische

Michael Synek 1989 1h 23m

On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence. The anonymous hero of the story, to which the spectator is introduced, attempts at freeing himself from his enslaved life.

J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

Michel Gast 1959 1h 50m

Joe Grant, a light-skinned African-African, heads to a small Southern town to investigate the lynching death of his brother. He draws the attention of a gorgeous heiress whom he learns may have been involved in the killing. Written by Ray Hamel Le frère métis d'un jeune Noir de 18 ans qui a été lynché par la foule cherche à le venger.

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