June 30th, 2010
Beauty and the Beast
The King and Queen of jolie laide couples, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, had a chemistry that was palpable.
It all began on the set of the 1969 film Slogan that launched several sexy duets and an 11-year affair. The satirical romp tells the story of a philandering director who falls for a doe-eyed English rose on a visit to Venice. Birkin won the role opposite her future lover despite not speaking a word of francais. It all ends badly of course (on screen and in life) but just think, if it wasn’t for Slogan there’d be no Birkin bag.
Quelle horreur!
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