Charlotte for Ever (film)

Charlotte for Ever is a 1986 feature film directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring himself, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Roland Bertin and Roland Dubillard.

Charlotte for Ever
Directed bySerge Gainsbourg
Produced byClaudie Ossard
Written bySerge Gainsbourg
StarringCharlotte Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Roland Bertin
Roland Dubillard
Music bySerge Gainsbourg
CinematographyWilly Kurant
Edited byBabeth Si Ramdane
Distributed byAMLF (France)
Release date
  • 10 December 1986 (1986-12-10)
Running time
94 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

Once a successful Hollywood screenwriter, Stan is now a depressive alcoholic who spends most of his time mooching about his house whilst pouring out his troubles to his drinking partner. The only thing that keeps him going is his love for his teenage daughter, Charlotte, but she despises him, believing him to be responsible for the accident in which her mother died. Stan's one hope is to patch things up with Charlotte.

Cast

Controversy

In 1984, two years before Charlotte for Ever was released Gainsbourg had written and performed the song Lemon Incest with his daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg. The song was hugely controversial as it contained references to incest and pedophilia which audiences suspected were partially autobiographical.[1] The movie Charlotte for Ever explored similar themes. Due to Charlotte Gainsbourg's age and the fact that she was playing a character with the same name as her own while her real life father was playing her father in the movie, the movie was reviled and questions about whether Gainsbourg was abusing his daughter were once again raised.[2] As an adult Charlotte Gainsbourg repeatedly defended her relationship with her father, admitting that he had meant to provoke audiences but denying any impropriety or abuse towards herself.[3]

See also

References
  1. O'Hagan, Sean. "Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'I had no idea how scared I was of dying'". Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. Gorman, Francine. "Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic. "'I like being manipulated'". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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