Je TAime The Story of French Song ( BBC)

This great documentary explores the story of the lyricdriven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and examples of the form. We meet singers and artists who propelled chanson into the limelight, including Charles Aznavour (a protégé of Edith Piaf), Juliette Greco (whom JeanPaul Sartre described as having a million poems in her voice ), Anna Karina (muse of JeanLuc Godard and darling of the French Cinema s New Wave), actress and singer Jane Birkin, who had a global hit (along with Serge Gainsbourg) with the controversial Je t aime (Moi non plus), and Marc Almond, who has received great acclaim with his recordings of Jacques Brel songs.