Slogan

Slogan (1969)

Commercial director Serge Faberge is having an affair with Evelyne, the 18 year old fiancee of friend Hugh. His own pregnant wife Francoise usually does not mind his dalliances, until he actually walks out on her and their newborn baby to move in with Evelyne. The shoe is on the other foot when dashing stuntman Dado catches Evelyne's eye in Venice.

Date of release
1969-07-27
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Pierre Grimblat

Casting

Interesting facts

Slogan is a 1969 French satirical romantic comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Pierre Grimblat. It stars Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin in their first film together. The film marked the beginning of the 13-year relationship between Gainsbourg and Birkin.

Production

Grimblat initially wanted American actress Marisa Berenson to play the role of Evelyne, but decided on an English actress instead.

Grimblat was nominated for an award in Venice for a Renault advert, and because nobody knew what he looked like, he asked Serge Gainsbourg to pretend he was Grimblat and collect the award, so that he could film the ceremony and use the footage in Slogan.

The filming of Slogan was temporarily delayed due to the 1968 riots in France.

Filming took place between June 26 and August 16, 1968 in Venice, Italy. It was on this film that Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin met. At first, Gainsbourg "snubbed" Birkin and the making of the film suffered. Pierre Grimblat decides to change the course of things by inviting them to a dinner, to which he had planned not to come (by playing double or quits in a way).

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