Charlotte Gainsbourg

Actor

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Born in London in 1971, actor and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg is the daughter of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. Her versatile film career is marked by collaborations with filmmakers like Lars von Trier, for instance in *Antichrist* (2009), for which she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. She had already received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her early role in *L'Effrontée* (1985). Her other notable works include *Melancholia* (2011) and the drama *The Passengers of the Night* (2022). She also made her directorial debut with the documentary *Jane by Charlotte* (2021) about her mother.

Films on Sooner

  • Oh Les Filles!

    2019

    79 mins

    Documentary

    In France, the contemporary rock revolution is being led by women. This is in contrast to the masculine clichés of rap and rock.

  • Jane by Charlotte

    2022

    92 mins

    Biography, Documentary

    Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac, Antichrist) and Jane Birkin (Blow-Up) explore their unusual mother-daughter relationship.