Stylish rendition of Romain Gary’s expansive autobiographical opus follows the author’s life from his impoverished boyhood in Poland to his emigration as a teen to Nice to his service as a young officer (Pierre Niney) in Free France’s air force, and the loving bond shared throughout with the free-spirited mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg) who’d predicted his distinction as both soldier and man of letters. Didier Bourdon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine McCormack co-star. 131 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.