Charlotte Gainsbourg

[HeatherAnne]

^ #1488 is Stella, but 1493 is Balenciaga.

[classicalbang]

Charlotte Gainsbourg Dives into Lars von Trier's Dark World

With her delicate appearance and whispered voice, Charlotte Gainsbourg isn’t obvious as a torture junkie. But the 38-year-old actress was well aware what she was getting into when she signed on for “Antichrist,” Lars von Trier’s domestic drama-meets-horror film opening Friday. “I admired his work and he knew it, which made it a bit intimidating,” says Gainsbourg. “I would have followed him anywhere.”

Instead of the tough-love approach von Trier notoriously employed with previous leading ladies Björk (“Dancer in the Dark”) and Nicole Kidman (“Dogville”), the director, who was in the throes of a depression during the creation of the film, went out of his way to put Gainsbourg at ease. “He was preoccupied with making sure I was comfortable. He was probably making sure I wouldn’t step back after he chose me,” she says. (Originally, Eva Green was slated to play Gainsbourg’s role, but she dropped out after being told about the sex and mutilation scenes, some of which are so graphic that porn actors were used as stand-ins.)

“There is really not a scene that’s not emotional,” says Gainsbourg, who shot the movie after recovering from surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage caused by a waterskiing accident. “For me, it was really exhilarating, all the suffering and tears and screaming. There was a pleasure in it. I don’t know if it’s masochistic — it might be — but it’s so uncommon to be able to go that far and to express yourself that way.” It paid off: She nabbed the best actress award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

For all the cringe-worthy moments Gainsbourg experienced, she says she did manage to share a few laughs with her mom, Jane Birkin. “It was quite different from the outside, as I was having a text message dialogue with my mother [throughout the shoot]. When I had to describe my days howling in the forest, it became very funny.”

Since then, Gainsbourg has turned her attention toward other pursuits, including her appearance in the upcoming Balenciaga fragrance campaign; her role in “The Tree,” which just wrapped in Australia, and her second album “IRM” (French for MRI; Gainsbourg underwent several after her accident), which was cowritten, produced and mixed by Beck.

She’s currently with the musician in Los Angeles putting together a band. “I know when an artist releases an album it has to come naturally to go on stage, but being on my own with a microphone makes me nervous,” she says. “It took my parents [Serge Gainsbourg and Birkin] 20 years to get on stage and they had 10 albums behind them. I’m pushing myself to learn fast, but I’m not that young.”

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I always enjoy her interviews. She comes across as an intelligent, down-to-earth woman. And I'm excited about all the projects she has lined up, especially forming a band with Beck in LA!

[style_expert]

thanks for posting

Her acting performance in Antichrist was just beyond, I think her best role so far.

Looking forward to her new album!

[marjanthelion]

nice collage
inthemood.cover.dk

[anniehall]

love it! i just love jane, lou, serge and charlotte together

[alicia753]

amazing collage!

[yamakiyamarai]

From http://www.geocities.jp/c_gainsbourg/
charlotte gainsbourg fan site

Could somebody tell me the brand of this trench coat?
Is it by Balenciaga?
Thanks in advance.

[La bordélique]

^ It's Burberry.

[anniehall]

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Paul Jasmin - V Magazine




Charlotte Gainsbourg blogspot

[yamakiyamarai]

Originally Posted by La bordélique

^ It's Burberry.

Dear La bordelique,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm afraid it isn't Burberry,for the silhouette and its line of this trench are much slender than Burberry.

Very truely yours,

[alicia753]

gorgeous photoshoot
In the first pic, she reminds me Jane Birkin so much

[La bordélique]

Originally Posted by yamakiyamarai

Dear La bordelique,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm afraid it isn't Burberry,for the silhouette and its line of this trench are much slender than Burberry.

Very truely yours,

Ah, but in magazines she says she relies on Burberry for the perfect trench coat...

[yamakiyamarai]

Originally Posted by La bordélique

Ah, but in magazines she says she relies on Burberry for the perfect trench coat...

Dear La bordelique

Thank you

[angelfish]

that trench is amazing

[nELL]

This has probably been asked already but what style does she wear in the notify jeans?