Commercial director Serge Faberge is having an affair with Evelyne, the 18 year old fiancee of friend Hugh. His own pregnant wife Francoise usually does not mind his dalliances, until he actually walks out on her and their newborn baby to move in with Evelyne. The shoe is on the other foot when dashing stuntman Dado catches Evelyne's eye in Venice.
Acting
Gainsbourg and Birkin's raw, unscripted chemistry
Cinematography
Venice shot like a fever dream of desire
Production
Gainsbourg's actual songs woven into the narrative
Director
Pierre Grimblat
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Fabergé
Jane Birkin
Evelyne Nicholson
Andréa Parisy
Françoise
Daniel Gélin
Evelyne's father
Henri-Jacques Huet
Mr. Joly
Juliet Berto
Serge's assistant
Léonie Lousseau
Pierre Doris
(credit only)
Kate Barry
Serge's Daughter (uncredited)
Robert Lombard
Motorist (uncredited)
Roger Lumont
Lawyer (uncredited)
International Velvet
Serge's Friend (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Gainsbourg and Birkin's first film together; they met on set and began their infamous 13-year relationship immediately after.
Grimblat essentially captured the birth of France's most notorious celebrity couple in real-time, blurring fiction and documentary in ways that now feel almost invasive to watch.
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