In his life there were many, many women. They came and went in an hour, a day, a month or a few years, leaving a trace of lipstick on his pillow, a hand print on his cheek, and some even ink stamp in his passport. And only a charming necklacea Jane left a cut on his heart.
Not being prettier or smarter than the other (next to him was always clever and beauty) why is it Jane Birkin lingered longer than the others. For 12 years they were together 12 of the best years of his long and messy life.
For her he did it in the song Je t'aime... moi non plus (I love you... me neither") drew groans and sighs, which listened to the whole world.
"I love you... - rang thin girly voice Jane, " I love you".
"...me neither," replied Serge.
And what if the author was conceived as an elegant love lyrics, now, after his death, sounds like a Manifesto. The manifest damned cynic that he could, but did not dare to be happy. Journalists are often asked him: "Why don't you have songs about happiness? " Really, why? Songs of parting is, about loneliness, about the love of money and love of sweets too, about the little odalisques in white socks, Uruguay Nazis, Kamenev and Zinoviev, Mickey mouse, finally... But none of happiness!
"Happiness? I am not able to determine what it is. So not looking for happiness and do not believe in him," answered Gainsbourg.
God knows from where stems the infinite sadness, bad rhyming with the role of Victor and cultural heretic. And even worse with the "rolls-Royce", chic women, diamonds shocking sizes and other attributes of life of the inhabitants of the seventh district of Paris.
Maybe it's the notorious "Russian roots" - parents of the future cultural revolutionary Olga and Joseph Ginsburg were immigrants from Russia, the emigrants of the first wave, who fled in the seventeenth year in Paris, away from the horrors of white and red terror. Or cause fear and humiliation experienced by young Ginzburg during the German occupation, when he, like all Jews were obliged to wear on their clothing a yellow star. And can, and do ridiculous frankness of his mother, what for and told the son that he and his twin sister Lily came to light only because it was a terrible coward: went to the doctor to do an abortion and was scared laid out on the table tools. Although Olga Ginzburg was a real "Yiddish mame", the soul is not causa in their children, impressionable Serge, according to his confession, life felt to some extent born by chance, by mistake. Even the name Lucien, this parents seemed tasteless and stupid, selected hastily. So at age 15 he became Serge, and also corrected the spelling of surnames - Ginzburg on Gainsbourg, to the French pronounced it without mangling.
The latter was important: Serge Gainsbourg in the near future was going to be famous. What is not so important. The artist, for example! Years of study at the Paris School of fine arts, serial hobby Nabi, cubism, abstraction, and, finally, the realization that the artist, at least, such as Courbet, he would never make. Then maybe become a poet? Gainsbourg wrote poetry, some of which were even published in literary anthologies. But what the boy from an educated family, does not write poetry? Turned out that I just find myself in music. Especially since the father was a musician. And Serge sister grew by Brahms, Bartok, Debussy. However, in Paris, the Pope was able to find only a pianist. No, if you want to be a musician, then great... composer, such as. Or is it better singer? And not deciding for themselves the question of what he should be, he became a poet, and singer, and musician, and actor. Yes, actually, is it really important who you are! Much more important to appear at the right time and in the right place.
France at that time was finally transformed from a nation of Musketeers in the nation of galantereishiki Bonuse. The war had slept on the stove. Jews passed without reminders from the occupation administration. The colony was left with nervous ultimatums. A model of masculinity was considered homosexual Jean Marais. Niche hero was empty.
And then he appeared, Serge Gainsbourg. With the excessive ambitions, huge ears and long polysilicon language, which he was constantly grounded, for the most part, obscenity, but the obscenity of fine, French. With irregular lahmani, unshaven face, Slippers on his bare feet and fundamentally without underwear that, apparently, demonstrated his aesthetic conflict with the world. Worked and drank the same sing. Created and chumped. Prevented the French chanson, jazz, rock-n-roll, classical melodies and African rhythms. Prevented anise vodka with mint liqueur. Dude shoes Repetto with rags, which even on the clochard would be too picturesque. Desperate Conjoint with no less desperate misogyny.
"I am reflected in your eyes so you look smarter," sang Gainsbourg, and these words could be attributed to your account any beauty visiting room 314 at "Parisienne", the usual place of his love Dating. How many of them have visited there! Masseuse, parikmahershu, singer, whore-professionals and the most luxurious women age like Zizi Jeanmaire, Juliette Greco, Petula Clark and even, imagine the most gorgeous BB, Brigitte Bardot. Serge never missed an opportunity to boast about the quantity and quality of their women. Willingly told the journalists about how fans crowded the doorway of his room, was dedicated in the intimate details of his novels, in General, behaved protrate. But what a strange women did not take offense! Even Brigitte Bardot, known for his cantankerous character, commenting on the disgusting antics of Serge with almost motherly wisdom: "he is very vulnerable, very gentle soul. And he, poor thing, it seems that cynicism makes him invulnerable". Cynicism, however, did not prevent him from time to time to truly fall in love and even marry. But these stories only strengthened its worst feelings for women.
The first marriage with the daughter of Russian aristocrats happened when he was only 20 years old, and lasted about three months. Serge even remember about him was like: "So, a silly story of Bohemian life".
The second wife was even more blue blood - Belle Francoise Antoinette, Pancrazzi, Princess Golitsyna. This family home he left after a year because of "too scandalous character of the Princess, who had made a frightful scene of jealousy. Presumably, not on an empty place was arranged. So Serge himself paid the divorce process and even gave the Princess in comfort chic "rolls-Royce".
Gained freedom, lived still: drove women No. 314, wrote beautiful songs and never forgot to remind you that it is about all they are thinking. This continued until may 11, 1968, that is, until the day he met Jane.
To be honest, Jane Birkin sample 1968 nothing to say. Beautiful. Young - half younger Gainsbourg. A good girl from a good family. Dad is the captain of the Royal Navy. And not a Martinet, and enlightened man with a penchant for the fine arts. Mom is a very well known actress Haymarket Theatre. Papa loves Mama, Mama loves Papa, and both loved his daughter. Even when the daughter in incomplete eighteen years to go married to composer John Barry, parents reacted to her decision with respect, that in this situation with my parents is extremely rare. Well, Jane has met expectations.
Quite unexpectedly for everyone, including her parents, she was an exemplary wife. That is, so that the Newsweek journalist, who has lived in their house for almost a week, watching Bitola famous composer, titled his article: "John Barry, his exemplary "Jaguar" and his exemplary wife".
Little Jane deftly managed the servants, was sure that the house was kept immaculate order, broth, served composer exactly at 12.00 was warmed up to 50 degrees, sheets podkrepleni, correspondence sorted, etc. with regard to entertainment, but here too it is largely focused on the tastes and desires of the spouse. The husband was a homebody, but from time to time they went somewhere in the albert hall, for example, to listen to Mahler performed by Rostropovich.
God knows what they did! Why Barry two years after the wedding still left Jane with his little daughter on his hands? Jane never told about this, preferring to joke with the phrase: "It was too perfect marriage for nonideal girls".
However, it is known that Jane heavily experienced divorce. And parents feared, as she would from all these experiences did not jump in the Thames. So I sent the girl abroad. Go, like, rasbase, and granddaughter we will take care of it. At such a young age heart wounds, no matter how deep they heal quickly.
A few months later, Jane had already appeared in the "Enlargement" Antonioni, where fearlessly rushed in the frame naked - Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, too, was in some ways a cultural revolutionary.
Both of them, Gainsbourg and Birkin, was invited to star in the film "Slogan" of the Director Pierre grimblat. They played awful. Known philanderer Gainsbourg looked at Jane as if she was badly cut doll. He endlessly badgered her various barbs, the meaning of which she did not always understand, but the tone was clear it completely. During the love scenes sarcastically murmured in soft pink ear: "what is the way you decided to star in a French film, if you don't know a word of French, but, honey? " Jane was pale and confused text.
Unfortunate Grimble didn't know what to do with these two. The only thing that came into his head, to invite them to a restaurant, ostensibly to discuss the script, and himself not to come. Let Serge and Jane will have supper together, talk and possible relations between them warmer. It is not excluded that it will begin a love affair...
Quite vaudeville trick, but the result exceeded all expectations. God knows how, but the first night they managed to find a common language. It is difficult to assume what they actually said, if she did not understand French, and he didn't know English! But whatever it was, she realized that she was the one who seemed so arrogant and so cynical, really shy and sensitive as a teenager, and seems to be very lonely. He, in turn, realized that one woman is maybe not worse than many. Even better.
The news that Gainsbourg buys apartments in the prestigious seventh arrondissement of Paris, near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, his friends interpreted unambiguously - Serge fell in love with the little Englishwoman, and it seems that this time the situation is serious. Why else would he want their own homes! Up to 40 years without claims lived in the parental home on avenue Bugeaud, drank and met with my friends in the legendary No. 314.
To consider with No. 314 even as a temporary shelter Jane refused flatly. She perfectly remembered their first night, when Serge brought her to the "Parisienne", and porter, casting her gaze, said, "You're with a lady, Monsieur Gainsbourg? Then, as usual, № 314". Jane was mad, but in a situation where you are in the night you come into the hotel with the unfamiliar, in fact, man, it's silly to pay any claims. Well, that time between them so nothing happened. When she emerged from the bathroom, Serge was asleep. And the next day he brought her to the apartment of his friend Petula Clark, and this was also evidence that he distinguishes it from a lot of numerous girls.
His special relationship to Jane noticed everything, but no one could think that these two will be together for 12 years. Too much was against such a prospect. For example, habits of Gainsbourg, poorly compatible with family life. And the fact that in forty years the people generally, these habits do not change. And a big age difference - still twenty and forty people want from life is different. The language barrier is not a trifle. Finally, it was easy to find someone younger and cuter. Last, it seems, was disturbed by Serge most.
After shooting Grimble ended, Jane was invited to participate in the "Pool" together with handsome Delon. And Serge, adult serious man, all day hanging around the set, stoically suffering the mocking glances of his colleagues. Well, Yes, he was jealous! Was afraid that cute Delon will lead his little Jane: "You, girl, amenable to all beautiful. And also don't understand that ugliness greater beauty. And lasts longer. Just a couple of decades, and Delon frowned as of pear compote. He will be miserable and nasty. And I will remain so as it is, because nothing worse could happen".
Once Gainsbourg rented a luxury limousine and rolled up on him on the set to pick up Jane. They rode in the limo with folded top, drinking champagne straight from the bottle, followed by his range-Rover" we Delon. "Look, " said Serge Gainsbourg, indicating Delon, " he looks like an evil fly". The poet, he knew the power of words.
The first year of their life together they almost never parted. Gainsbourg even gave up her own career. But they went out, visited the trendy clubs and restaurants. Gainsbourg adored such public outputs, and that know him, obviously pleased him, although he struggled showed the opposite. This trait was moved by Jane. She tried to be his personal stylist, bought him some things, and came up with hairstyles. It seemed to her that in his desire for ostentatious carelessness he had gone too far. But Serge strongly rejected her participation: "what I am 40 years was associated with a small stupid and ranks with her family, is in itself ridiculous. But what are you trying from the old shabby wolf to make a pretty kitten, imposing his neck, silly ribbons - absolutely ridiculous".
However, the indifference to their appearance, too, was rather ostentatious, conspicuous. Open chest shirt, checked jeans, ties tied around naked neck, and three-day stubble, which, by the way, Gainsbourg brought into fashion, it was all an elaborate image of the left Bank of the dude who despises the system, but perfectly able to use it. So and shoes out of Python skin, and from the pocket of his jeans sticking out a cigarette case, encrusted with diamonds. But Jane he often bought a very expensive, beautiful things.
"Better give me a song," someday she asked. And he gave her the best and most honest love song Je t'aime... moi non plus (I love you... me neither").
Actually, Gainsbourg wrote it for a year and a half before meeting Jane for brilliant Brigitte Bardot. A quarter of the song consisted of passionate female sighs, the rest is pretty straightforward text about the interpenetration, in most that on is the physiological meaning of this word. Serge and BB even made a working account, but Brigitte suddenly shy crime, said it was too explicit for her, and persuaded Serge record not to release.
So in 1969 the party Bardo sang Jane. Thin weak little voice, some smothered, as if her face pressed to the pillow, "I love you..." - "I love you too, no," the hoarse, smoky voice of a scoundrel answered Serge. And it was great and blasphemous at the same time. So much so that in most European countries, the song was banned, and the Pope had publicly expressed his disapproval. That, as it often happens, was the best advertisement. The CD sold several million. Gainsbourg overnight became the top-selling musician. His last success was with this in any comparison. Pictures on the covers of glossy magazines, interviews with the press, radio and television.
And the constant question: "Why "me neither"? What does this mean, Monsieur Gainsbourg? " - "It means that I prefer to escape from happiness first, while happiness is not running away from me".
Perhaps Jane then not too well knew French, so this phrase could somehow help her. Or maybe she just interpreted it as usual chatter - it is necessary to say something annoying journalists. In the end, their daily life was in no way suggesting that Serge is trying to run away from happiness. It's the opposite. It seems that in the new existence, he felt wonderful. Even drinking became less. First it every day began with a "Pastis 51" - anise vodka, which he called "one hundred second" because of permanent double dose, and continued other disorderly libations. Serge always revered alcohol natural pacemaker of the creative process, but now this stimulator was his little wife. He almost stopped writing songs for other singers. And if he wanted to tell the world something important, he invented a song for Jane. Or filmed.
They often went to London. Jane introduced him to my parents and my brother Andrew, and Serge made the most favorable impression. Especially the mother, who was Francavilla and great huntress to poetry, so that the son-in-law Frenchman, the poet, came to the court. Parents Serge also loved Jane. Just because she was there with their son. And Kate, daughter Jane from his first marriage, mother-in-law has a mother granddaughter, spoiled without measure. In a word, began a normal family life, which if that was lacking, it's the kids more.
But this was not. In the third year of their life together, namely July 21, 1971, was born Charlotte. In one interview, Jane recalled: "Serge never made a difference between Kath, who lived with us, and Charlotte. Equally fooling around with both girls, and the other was taught to play the piano... moreover, often their baby disputes resolved in favor of the cat. But sometimes I caught his eye he looked at Charles. This opinion was such an infinite adoration, so proud that I was squeezing his heart. No, Kath, he never looked so. But this is natural". Of course, it's natural!
And not Charlotte was the reason that Jane suddenly began to quarrel. So much so that one day, after another scandal, Jane leaped into the Seine. Now she does not recall what it was, but something like that happened almost daily. Maybe he just fell out of love with Jane? But his close friend Etienne Tao categorically denies this version: "And on the fifth, and tenth year of marriage Serge loved Jane is not less than the former. But this love was not enough. He, like air, was needful to love all of France, and better of all mankind. That's what Serge continued Roman life".
Very similar to the truth. Jane never gave Gainsbourg reason to doubt his love. And he soon got used to it, as you get used to everything good. Loved may not be less than the former, but calmer.
As to the French people, then there are grounds for reassurance simply was not. It was a stormy affair with alternating UPS and downs. From the triumph of possession Gainsbourg went to raging jealousy, which gave way to a black melancholy. He flirted, act up, shocked, indulged in all serious, did something that could not digest public opinion even in the most free country in the world. And all with one purpose: to draw attention to themselves.
It is this desire to please everyone from anti-Semites to paratroopers - inspired Jew Gainsbourg to give the whole album in the style of the national rock and funny singing "La Marseillaise". The Jews complained in writing, the paratroopers were full concerts to beat Serge face. But noticed! Did not remain indifferent! Anyone out there have not yet covered? Sex minorities? For them the CD "the Ballad of melody Nelson" about love with minors and the song "Lemon incest", inspired by Chopin and daughter Charlotte. Later movie of the same name, is so sincere, that many believe that this really is something there. Serzh read article critics, triumphed and was indignant at the same time. Triumphed because of him again wrote. Indignant, because the hacks put him some pervert maniac. Inadequate assessment of its very depressing.
"Just his inner strap freedom was much higher than the others" - the phrase Jane will say after his death.
When life was more and more silent, suffered. And not only because of the patience she had more than other women. Just have both been busy. Jane was almost exactly famous and popular like Serge. So it was not until the showdown. Although, of course, have happened. Even fights. In hop Serzh been violent. And in hop it for some time and visited constantly. Was particularly bad when Serge began to show Droit de reponse. For this show he invented his alter ego, nicknamed Gensler, something like personal Mr. Hyde, which was made in the air of various obscenities, wondered aloud about the cast members and pretended to be homosexual.
Jane was getting sick of the antics of Gasbarra, she hated him. But Gainsbourg still loved... Why gone? What else was going to happen, so she immediately took the children and moved to live in the hotel?
Nothing! Was not the proverbial drop that filled the Cup of her patience. Maybe she just grew up. And realized that tired of the outrageous antics of her husband that she has two children, finally, and she is responsible for them.
Contrary to expectations Serge to her moving reacted quite calmly. I think he took it as a transfer and not as a break. In a sense it was. They continued to meet, talked about music, about children. Serge gave gifts is always very expensive and showy. Once bought her a Porsche. But Jane somehow suddenly shy, began to refuse a gift: "Oh, I don't know, Serge, well I take from thee such a machine. I'm on the sixth month of pregnancy. The child's father name is Jacques Doillon, he is a Director. We will live together..."
And only then he realized: this is the end. But, as always, was excited. It was another ten years. During this time he managed to marry 19-year-old granddaughter of General von Paulus, to give birth to her son and to write many new songs for Jane. Last, the sad, Amour des feintes ("Fatal love"), he has written three months before death.
Perfume for Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin could not find its flavor, while Lyn Harris has not manufactured for her spirits reflect her individuality. The perfume is called'air de Rien, it was created with the direct participation Jane. Lynn Harris perfumer with 14 years of experience, skillfully combines tradition fragrant art and their vision of the world with the latest technological developments. She was able to find for Jane perfect combination. So, what smells like Jane? A mysterious combination of musk, oak, velvety notes of neroli and wild amber, scent "Air de rien" languid, persistent and very deep.
His brand Miller Harris founded in 2000, today her line of fragrances has 17 perfumes. Recently Lin opened a new boutique in London, notable for its library, which contains books and studies devoted to the smells and plants. In the collection of Miller Harris can be found not only luxury perfumes, but also perfectly relaxing stuff - body oil, bath oil and a special scented candles to create a relaxing atmosphere. Kate moss and Kylie Lampreys, Helena Bonham-Carter, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Sienna Miller, and now Jane Birkin - devoted fans of Miller Harris fragrances.
Bag-legend Birkin named after the famous British actress Jane Birkin
According to Jane, the idea of the bags was born on Board the aircraft, EN route from Paris to London. Sitting with her next door passenger with surprise looked at a huge number of papers and photos that fell out of her bag. Among the piles of paper he noticed weekly by Hermes, and asked permission to look at him: "you Know, I'm involved in. Let me introduce myself: Jean-Louis Dumas, the President of the House of Hermes".
Jane complained to the new friend that can not find a suitable bag. "I'll make you a bag that you will never part," he promised her Jean-Louis Dumas.
The Birkin bag is made from specially treated calf leather, and some instances are made from crocodile skin. The accessories are made from gold or palladium and is closed by a key lock.
The famous handbag sold in a box, which in itself is a work of art. Price of the handbags starts from 7000$
Author:
Alekseev E.
Source:
SweetStyle
Not being prettier or smarter than the other (next to him was always clever and beauty) why is it Jane Birkin lingered longer than the others. For 12 years they were together 12 of the best years of his long and messy life.
For her he did it in the song Je t'aime... moi non plus (I love you... me neither") drew groans and sighs, which listened to the whole world.
"I love you... - rang thin girly voice Jane, " I love you".
"...me neither," replied Serge.
And what if the author was conceived as an elegant love lyrics, now, after his death, sounds like a Manifesto. The manifest damned cynic that he could, but did not dare to be happy. Journalists are often asked him: "Why don't you have songs about happiness? " Really, why? Songs of parting is, about loneliness, about the love of money and love of sweets too, about the little odalisques in white socks, Uruguay Nazis, Kamenev and Zinoviev, Mickey mouse, finally... But none of happiness!
"Happiness? I am not able to determine what it is. So not looking for happiness and do not believe in him," answered Gainsbourg.
God knows from where stems the infinite sadness, bad rhyming with the role of Victor and cultural heretic. And even worse with the "rolls-Royce", chic women, diamonds shocking sizes and other attributes of life of the inhabitants of the seventh district of Paris.
Maybe it's the notorious "Russian roots" - parents of the future cultural revolutionary Olga and Joseph Ginsburg were immigrants from Russia, the emigrants of the first wave, who fled in the seventeenth year in Paris, away from the horrors of white and red terror. Or cause fear and humiliation experienced by young Ginzburg during the German occupation, when he, like all Jews were obliged to wear on their clothing a yellow star. And can, and do ridiculous frankness of his mother, what for and told the son that he and his twin sister Lily came to light only because it was a terrible coward: went to the doctor to do an abortion and was scared laid out on the table tools. Although Olga Ginzburg was a real "Yiddish mame", the soul is not causa in their children, impressionable Serge, according to his confession, life felt to some extent born by chance, by mistake. Even the name Lucien, this parents seemed tasteless and stupid, selected hastily. So at age 15 he became Serge, and also corrected the spelling of surnames - Ginzburg on Gainsbourg, to the French pronounced it without mangling.
The latter was important: Serge Gainsbourg in the near future was going to be famous. What is not so important. The artist, for example! Years of study at the Paris School of fine arts, serial hobby Nabi, cubism, abstraction, and, finally, the realization that the artist, at least, such as Courbet, he would never make. Then maybe become a poet? Gainsbourg wrote poetry, some of which were even published in literary anthologies. But what the boy from an educated family, does not write poetry? Turned out that I just find myself in music. Especially since the father was a musician. And Serge sister grew by Brahms, Bartok, Debussy. However, in Paris, the Pope was able to find only a pianist. No, if you want to be a musician, then great... composer, such as. Or is it better singer? And not deciding for themselves the question of what he should be, he became a poet, and singer, and musician, and actor. Yes, actually, is it really important who you are! Much more important to appear at the right time and in the right place.
France at that time was finally transformed from a nation of Musketeers in the nation of galantereishiki Bonuse. The war had slept on the stove. Jews passed without reminders from the occupation administration. The colony was left with nervous ultimatums. A model of masculinity was considered homosexual Jean Marais. Niche hero was empty.
And then he appeared, Serge Gainsbourg. With the excessive ambitions, huge ears and long polysilicon language, which he was constantly grounded, for the most part, obscenity, but the obscenity of fine, French. With irregular lahmani, unshaven face, Slippers on his bare feet and fundamentally without underwear that, apparently, demonstrated his aesthetic conflict with the world. Worked and drank the same sing. Created and chumped. Prevented the French chanson, jazz, rock-n-roll, classical melodies and African rhythms. Prevented anise vodka with mint liqueur. Dude shoes Repetto with rags, which even on the clochard would be too picturesque. Desperate Conjoint with no less desperate misogyny.
"I am reflected in your eyes so you look smarter," sang Gainsbourg, and these words could be attributed to your account any beauty visiting room 314 at "Parisienne", the usual place of his love Dating. How many of them have visited there! Masseuse, parikmahershu, singer, whore-professionals and the most luxurious women age like Zizi Jeanmaire, Juliette Greco, Petula Clark and even, imagine the most gorgeous BB, Brigitte Bardot. Serge never missed an opportunity to boast about the quantity and quality of their women. Willingly told the journalists about how fans crowded the doorway of his room, was dedicated in the intimate details of his novels, in General, behaved protrate. But what a strange women did not take offense! Even Brigitte Bardot, known for his cantankerous character, commenting on the disgusting antics of Serge with almost motherly wisdom: "he is very vulnerable, very gentle soul. And he, poor thing, it seems that cynicism makes him invulnerable". Cynicism, however, did not prevent him from time to time to truly fall in love and even marry. But these stories only strengthened its worst feelings for women.
The first marriage with the daughter of Russian aristocrats happened when he was only 20 years old, and lasted about three months. Serge even remember about him was like: "So, a silly story of Bohemian life".
The second wife was even more blue blood - Belle Francoise Antoinette, Pancrazzi, Princess Golitsyna. This family home he left after a year because of "too scandalous character of the Princess, who had made a frightful scene of jealousy. Presumably, not on an empty place was arranged. So Serge himself paid the divorce process and even gave the Princess in comfort chic "rolls-Royce".
Gained freedom, lived still: drove women No. 314, wrote beautiful songs and never forgot to remind you that it is about all they are thinking. This continued until may 11, 1968, that is, until the day he met Jane.
To be honest, Jane Birkin sample 1968 nothing to say. Beautiful. Young - half younger Gainsbourg. A good girl from a good family. Dad is the captain of the Royal Navy. And not a Martinet, and enlightened man with a penchant for the fine arts. Mom is a very well known actress Haymarket Theatre. Papa loves Mama, Mama loves Papa, and both loved his daughter. Even when the daughter in incomplete eighteen years to go married to composer John Barry, parents reacted to her decision with respect, that in this situation with my parents is extremely rare. Well, Jane has met expectations.
Quite unexpectedly for everyone, including her parents, she was an exemplary wife. That is, so that the Newsweek journalist, who has lived in their house for almost a week, watching Bitola famous composer, titled his article: "John Barry, his exemplary "Jaguar" and his exemplary wife".
Little Jane deftly managed the servants, was sure that the house was kept immaculate order, broth, served composer exactly at 12.00 was warmed up to 50 degrees, sheets podkrepleni, correspondence sorted, etc. with regard to entertainment, but here too it is largely focused on the tastes and desires of the spouse. The husband was a homebody, but from time to time they went somewhere in the albert hall, for example, to listen to Mahler performed by Rostropovich.
God knows what they did! Why Barry two years after the wedding still left Jane with his little daughter on his hands? Jane never told about this, preferring to joke with the phrase: "It was too perfect marriage for nonideal girls".
However, it is known that Jane heavily experienced divorce. And parents feared, as she would from all these experiences did not jump in the Thames. So I sent the girl abroad. Go, like, rasbase, and granddaughter we will take care of it. At such a young age heart wounds, no matter how deep they heal quickly.
A few months later, Jane had already appeared in the "Enlargement" Antonioni, where fearlessly rushed in the frame naked - Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, too, was in some ways a cultural revolutionary.
Both of them, Gainsbourg and Birkin, was invited to star in the film "Slogan" of the Director Pierre grimblat. They played awful. Known philanderer Gainsbourg looked at Jane as if she was badly cut doll. He endlessly badgered her various barbs, the meaning of which she did not always understand, but the tone was clear it completely. During the love scenes sarcastically murmured in soft pink ear: "what is the way you decided to star in a French film, if you don't know a word of French, but, honey? " Jane was pale and confused text.
Unfortunate Grimble didn't know what to do with these two. The only thing that came into his head, to invite them to a restaurant, ostensibly to discuss the script, and himself not to come. Let Serge and Jane will have supper together, talk and possible relations between them warmer. It is not excluded that it will begin a love affair...
Quite vaudeville trick, but the result exceeded all expectations. God knows how, but the first night they managed to find a common language. It is difficult to assume what they actually said, if she did not understand French, and he didn't know English! But whatever it was, she realized that she was the one who seemed so arrogant and so cynical, really shy and sensitive as a teenager, and seems to be very lonely. He, in turn, realized that one woman is maybe not worse than many. Even better.
The news that Gainsbourg buys apartments in the prestigious seventh arrondissement of Paris, near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, his friends interpreted unambiguously - Serge fell in love with the little Englishwoman, and it seems that this time the situation is serious. Why else would he want their own homes! Up to 40 years without claims lived in the parental home on avenue Bugeaud, drank and met with my friends in the legendary No. 314.
To consider with No. 314 even as a temporary shelter Jane refused flatly. She perfectly remembered their first night, when Serge brought her to the "Parisienne", and porter, casting her gaze, said, "You're with a lady, Monsieur Gainsbourg? Then, as usual, № 314". Jane was mad, but in a situation where you are in the night you come into the hotel with the unfamiliar, in fact, man, it's silly to pay any claims. Well, that time between them so nothing happened. When she emerged from the bathroom, Serge was asleep. And the next day he brought her to the apartment of his friend Petula Clark, and this was also evidence that he distinguishes it from a lot of numerous girls.
His special relationship to Jane noticed everything, but no one could think that these two will be together for 12 years. Too much was against such a prospect. For example, habits of Gainsbourg, poorly compatible with family life. And the fact that in forty years the people generally, these habits do not change. And a big age difference - still twenty and forty people want from life is different. The language barrier is not a trifle. Finally, it was easy to find someone younger and cuter. Last, it seems, was disturbed by Serge most.
After shooting Grimble ended, Jane was invited to participate in the "Pool" together with handsome Delon. And Serge, adult serious man, all day hanging around the set, stoically suffering the mocking glances of his colleagues. Well, Yes, he was jealous! Was afraid that cute Delon will lead his little Jane: "You, girl, amenable to all beautiful. And also don't understand that ugliness greater beauty. And lasts longer. Just a couple of decades, and Delon frowned as of pear compote. He will be miserable and nasty. And I will remain so as it is, because nothing worse could happen".
Once Gainsbourg rented a luxury limousine and rolled up on him on the set to pick up Jane. They rode in the limo with folded top, drinking champagne straight from the bottle, followed by his range-Rover" we Delon. "Look, " said Serge Gainsbourg, indicating Delon, " he looks like an evil fly". The poet, he knew the power of words.
The first year of their life together they almost never parted. Gainsbourg even gave up her own career. But they went out, visited the trendy clubs and restaurants. Gainsbourg adored such public outputs, and that know him, obviously pleased him, although he struggled showed the opposite. This trait was moved by Jane. She tried to be his personal stylist, bought him some things, and came up with hairstyles. It seemed to her that in his desire for ostentatious carelessness he had gone too far. But Serge strongly rejected her participation: "what I am 40 years was associated with a small stupid and ranks with her family, is in itself ridiculous. But what are you trying from the old shabby wolf to make a pretty kitten, imposing his neck, silly ribbons - absolutely ridiculous".
However, the indifference to their appearance, too, was rather ostentatious, conspicuous. Open chest shirt, checked jeans, ties tied around naked neck, and three-day stubble, which, by the way, Gainsbourg brought into fashion, it was all an elaborate image of the left Bank of the dude who despises the system, but perfectly able to use it. So and shoes out of Python skin, and from the pocket of his jeans sticking out a cigarette case, encrusted with diamonds. But Jane he often bought a very expensive, beautiful things.
"Better give me a song," someday she asked. And he gave her the best and most honest love song Je t'aime... moi non plus (I love you... me neither").
Actually, Gainsbourg wrote it for a year and a half before meeting Jane for brilliant Brigitte Bardot. A quarter of the song consisted of passionate female sighs, the rest is pretty straightforward text about the interpenetration, in most that on is the physiological meaning of this word. Serge and BB even made a working account, but Brigitte suddenly shy crime, said it was too explicit for her, and persuaded Serge record not to release.
So in 1969 the party Bardo sang Jane. Thin weak little voice, some smothered, as if her face pressed to the pillow, "I love you..." - "I love you too, no," the hoarse, smoky voice of a scoundrel answered Serge. And it was great and blasphemous at the same time. So much so that in most European countries, the song was banned, and the Pope had publicly expressed his disapproval. That, as it often happens, was the best advertisement. The CD sold several million. Gainsbourg overnight became the top-selling musician. His last success was with this in any comparison. Pictures on the covers of glossy magazines, interviews with the press, radio and television.
And the constant question: "Why "me neither"? What does this mean, Monsieur Gainsbourg? " - "It means that I prefer to escape from happiness first, while happiness is not running away from me".
Perhaps Jane then not too well knew French, so this phrase could somehow help her. Or maybe she just interpreted it as usual chatter - it is necessary to say something annoying journalists. In the end, their daily life was in no way suggesting that Serge is trying to run away from happiness. It's the opposite. It seems that in the new existence, he felt wonderful. Even drinking became less. First it every day began with a "Pastis 51" - anise vodka, which he called "one hundred second" because of permanent double dose, and continued other disorderly libations. Serge always revered alcohol natural pacemaker of the creative process, but now this stimulator was his little wife. He almost stopped writing songs for other singers. And if he wanted to tell the world something important, he invented a song for Jane. Or filmed.
They often went to London. Jane introduced him to my parents and my brother Andrew, and Serge made the most favorable impression. Especially the mother, who was Francavilla and great huntress to poetry, so that the son-in-law Frenchman, the poet, came to the court. Parents Serge also loved Jane. Just because she was there with their son. And Kate, daughter Jane from his first marriage, mother-in-law has a mother granddaughter, spoiled without measure. In a word, began a normal family life, which if that was lacking, it's the kids more.
But this was not. In the third year of their life together, namely July 21, 1971, was born Charlotte. In one interview, Jane recalled: "Serge never made a difference between Kath, who lived with us, and Charlotte. Equally fooling around with both girls, and the other was taught to play the piano... moreover, often their baby disputes resolved in favor of the cat. But sometimes I caught his eye he looked at Charles. This opinion was such an infinite adoration, so proud that I was squeezing his heart. No, Kath, he never looked so. But this is natural". Of course, it's natural!
And not Charlotte was the reason that Jane suddenly began to quarrel. So much so that one day, after another scandal, Jane leaped into the Seine. Now she does not recall what it was, but something like that happened almost daily. Maybe he just fell out of love with Jane? But his close friend Etienne Tao categorically denies this version: "And on the fifth, and tenth year of marriage Serge loved Jane is not less than the former. But this love was not enough. He, like air, was needful to love all of France, and better of all mankind. That's what Serge continued Roman life".
Very similar to the truth. Jane never gave Gainsbourg reason to doubt his love. And he soon got used to it, as you get used to everything good. Loved may not be less than the former, but calmer.
As to the French people, then there are grounds for reassurance simply was not. It was a stormy affair with alternating UPS and downs. From the triumph of possession Gainsbourg went to raging jealousy, which gave way to a black melancholy. He flirted, act up, shocked, indulged in all serious, did something that could not digest public opinion even in the most free country in the world. And all with one purpose: to draw attention to themselves.
It is this desire to please everyone from anti-Semites to paratroopers - inspired Jew Gainsbourg to give the whole album in the style of the national rock and funny singing "La Marseillaise". The Jews complained in writing, the paratroopers were full concerts to beat Serge face. But noticed! Did not remain indifferent! Anyone out there have not yet covered? Sex minorities? For them the CD "the Ballad of melody Nelson" about love with minors and the song "Lemon incest", inspired by Chopin and daughter Charlotte. Later movie of the same name, is so sincere, that many believe that this really is something there. Serzh read article critics, triumphed and was indignant at the same time. Triumphed because of him again wrote. Indignant, because the hacks put him some pervert maniac. Inadequate assessment of its very depressing.
"Just his inner strap freedom was much higher than the others" - the phrase Jane will say after his death.
When life was more and more silent, suffered. And not only because of the patience she had more than other women. Just have both been busy. Jane was almost exactly famous and popular like Serge. So it was not until the showdown. Although, of course, have happened. Even fights. In hop Serzh been violent. And in hop it for some time and visited constantly. Was particularly bad when Serge began to show Droit de reponse. For this show he invented his alter ego, nicknamed Gensler, something like personal Mr. Hyde, which was made in the air of various obscenities, wondered aloud about the cast members and pretended to be homosexual.
Jane was getting sick of the antics of Gasbarra, she hated him. But Gainsbourg still loved... Why gone? What else was going to happen, so she immediately took the children and moved to live in the hotel?
Nothing! Was not the proverbial drop that filled the Cup of her patience. Maybe she just grew up. And realized that tired of the outrageous antics of her husband that she has two children, finally, and she is responsible for them.
Contrary to expectations Serge to her moving reacted quite calmly. I think he took it as a transfer and not as a break. In a sense it was. They continued to meet, talked about music, about children. Serge gave gifts is always very expensive and showy. Once bought her a Porsche. But Jane somehow suddenly shy, began to refuse a gift: "Oh, I don't know, Serge, well I take from thee such a machine. I'm on the sixth month of pregnancy. The child's father name is Jacques Doillon, he is a Director. We will live together..."
And only then he realized: this is the end. But, as always, was excited. It was another ten years. During this time he managed to marry 19-year-old granddaughter of General von Paulus, to give birth to her son and to write many new songs for Jane. Last, the sad, Amour des feintes ("Fatal love"), he has written three months before death.
Perfume for Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin could not find its flavor, while Lyn Harris has not manufactured for her spirits reflect her individuality. The perfume is called'air de Rien, it was created with the direct participation Jane. Lynn Harris perfumer with 14 years of experience, skillfully combines tradition fragrant art and their vision of the world with the latest technological developments. She was able to find for Jane perfect combination. So, what smells like Jane? A mysterious combination of musk, oak, velvety notes of neroli and wild amber, scent "Air de rien" languid, persistent and very deep.
His brand Miller Harris founded in 2000, today her line of fragrances has 17 perfumes. Recently Lin opened a new boutique in London, notable for its library, which contains books and studies devoted to the smells and plants. In the collection of Miller Harris can be found not only luxury perfumes, but also perfectly relaxing stuff - body oil, bath oil and a special scented candles to create a relaxing atmosphere. Kate moss and Kylie Lampreys, Helena Bonham-Carter, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Sienna Miller, and now Jane Birkin - devoted fans of Miller Harris fragrances.
Bag-legend Birkin named after the famous British actress Jane Birkin
According to Jane, the idea of the bags was born on Board the aircraft, EN route from Paris to London. Sitting with her next door passenger with surprise looked at a huge number of papers and photos that fell out of her bag. Among the piles of paper he noticed weekly by Hermes, and asked permission to look at him: "you Know, I'm involved in. Let me introduce myself: Jean-Louis Dumas, the President of the House of Hermes".
Jane complained to the new friend that can not find a suitable bag. "I'll make you a bag that you will never part," he promised her Jean-Louis Dumas.
The Birkin bag is made from specially treated calf leather, and some instances are made from crocodile skin. The accessories are made from gold or palladium and is closed by a key lock.
The famous handbag sold in a box, which in itself is a work of art. Price of the handbags starts from 7000$
Author:
Alekseev E.
Source:
SweetStyle
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