The star of this year's competition entry 'The Passengers of the Night' was at the Berlinale in 2001 in support of Patrice Leconte's 'Felix and Lola.'
As if taking cues from her character, Gainsbourg showed up at the film’s press conference with a cigarette in hand. Observed Echo Germanica, “The still young Charlotte Gainsbourg represented her filmActually, the moment didn’t come as much of a surprise, since Gainsbourg, the daughter of British actress Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, frequently lit up during interviews early in her career.
Presumably, a more confident and relaxed Gainsbourg, now 50, will be on hand when she visits this year’s edition of Berlin — last year she enjoyed success at the Cannes Film Festival, where she unveiledAs for her newest project, Gainsbourg stars in French helmer Mikhaël Hers’ Berlin competition entry. No longer the enigmatic ingenue, she’s graduated to mother roles, starring as a single parent of two teenagers in 1980s Paris.
Her character, Elisabeth, has just begun work at a late night radio show when she encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah, played by Noée Abita, whom she invites into her home, where the free-spirited Talulah proceeds to change the lives of Elisabeth and her children.
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