Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is a French-British singer and actress known not only as the daughter of the star couple Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Charlotte is called the muse of Lars von Trier, she was the face of brands such as Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, her photos were adorned with the covers of the most popular glossy magazines.
Charlotte Gainsbourg's childhood
Charlotte was born on July 21, 1971 in London, the capital of Great Britain, but spent her childhood in Paris. The Gainsbourg family at that time were the most famous and popular couple in France. The closest person Charlotte considers her grandmother, the former chamber singer Olga Besman, an emigrant from Feodosia. The girl was educated at the elite Parisian school École Jeannine Manuel, and after a violent divorce of her parents in 1980, she continued her studies at the closed Swiss boarding house Beau Soleil. A rather withdrawn and shy child, Charlotte did not dream of a public profession, but wanted to become an art critic, but fame overtook her at a fairly early age.
Charlotte Gainsbourg biography
Words and Music, a motion picture starring Catherine Deneuve, made Charlotte Gainsbourg's big screen debut in 1984. At the same time, Gainsbourg starred in her father's scandalous video for the song "Lemon Incest" and attracted the attention of the general public. Charlotte received her first award, the Cesar Film Award, at the age of 14 for her leading role in Claude Miller's film The Impudent Girl. In 1988, Miller filmed Charlotte in another of his films, The Little Thief, and again in the lead role.
Further in the filmography of Charlotte appeared such well-known and recognized films as "And the light shines in the dark" (1990), "Thank you, life" (1991), "In plain sight" (1991), "In Love" (1992). After starring in the film "Cement Garden" directed by her maternal uncle, Andrew Birken, who received the prize for directing at the Berlin Film Festival in 1992, Charlotte became world famous. Growing up, Gainsbourg began acting in classic films, her heroines in Jane Eyre and Les Miserables were noted by film critics and ordinary viewers.
For a long time, Charlotte was filmed only in France, but in 2003 she appeared in the insane drama "21 Grams", directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu gave the start to Gainsbourg's Hollywood career.
Trilogy by Lars von Trier
For the shocking horror film The Antichrist, Charlotte has won 3 European Film Awards and seven award nominations. Melancholy, a mixture of fantasy and psychological drama, became the second part of the so-called depression trilogy by Lars von Trier. The brave Frenchwoman Charlotte Gainsbourg did not hesitate to appear naked in front of the cameras, which completely captivated and fascinated the audience. The explicit sex scenes in "Nymphomaniac" did not overshadow Gainsbourg's acting talent, the film simultaneously aroused critical admiration and public outrage. And yet the picture was recognized as the best film of 2014, was nominated for 9 awards, and Charlotte received the Bodil award for the main role.
Charlotte's first vocal experience was the album "Charlotte For Ever" recorded in a duet with her famous father, Serge Gainsbourg, in 1986. Charlotte's songs are featured in some films with her participation.
And only 20 years later, the actress released her solo disc "5:55", which went platinum in France and entered the world top of Rolling Stone magazine at 78th place. Her next albums "IRM" (2009) and "Stage Whisper" (2011) were consistently at the top of the charts. Disc "Rest" (2017) consists entirely of songs by Charlotte, and Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and Daft Punk participated in its creation.
Charlotte Gainsbourg's personal life
Officially, the actress is not married, but the strength of her civil marriage can only be envied. Charlotte met the director Ivan Attal on the set of the film "In Front of All" in 1991. Later, Charlotte starred in several films by Attal, including his debut film "My Wife is an Actress" (2001). The couple have three children, a son Ben and daughters Alice and Joe. In 2013, Attal proposed to Charlotte to register a marriage, but the actress refused out of superstition that a change in status could destroy love.
