Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg Will Star In LVT's 'Pornographic Drama'

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.24.2012

Third time's a charm! If by charm you mean porno. Which we sort of do, in this case. Charlotte Gainsbourg has officially signed on to Lars Von Trie...

2011's Doomsday Cinema, Part I: Melancholia @ 49th NYFF plus Gainsbourg on Von Trier & Lars' NYFF 47 Press Conference (VIDEO)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 03.14.2012

Michael Vazquez

In anticipation of 12/21/12, this past year saw a return of the doomsday film. Melancholia was an okay end-of-the-world movie, but for this fan, it was not a very good Lars Von Trier film. Perhaps a third viewing is in order.

Charlotte Gainsbourg May Star In von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac'

Posted 12.12.2011

Charlotte Gainsbourg, the actress daughter of Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, may star in Lars von Trier's latest film, but...

Melancholia on Zoloft or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Appreciate Lars von Trier

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 02.06.2012

Melody Breyer-Grell

Since taking Zoloft (can I say that?), my perceptions of existence have altered somewhat from seeing things in black and white to shades of gray: "Hey, this guy might be onto something."

Charlotte Gainsbourg Whispers Beautifully

Posted 11.30.2011

Some Kind Of Awesome has something kind of awesome up today: a sneak peek of Charlotte Gainsbourg's Dec. 13 Beck-produced album Stage Whispers, in the...

Lars von Trier's Melancholia -- Don't Judge a Film by Its Headlines

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 01.10.2012

E. Nina Rothe

The film is visually splendid, the cinematography by Manuel Alberto Claro absolute genius and the set designs, by Jette Lehmann, and costumes, by Manon Rasmussen, lavishly outstanding.

Depression Has Never Looked So Gorgeous

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 01.09.2012

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, The Associated Press Depression finally seems to have brought out the best in Lars von Trier: "Melancholia" is his strongest wor...

Movie Review: Melancholia

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.09.2012

Marshall Fine

Melancholia consists of a few moments of startling imagination, between which are sandwiched almost two hours of dreary, opaque storytelling.

PHOTOS: Love It Or Leave It?

The Huffington Post | Sarah St. Lifer | Posted 12.04.2011

Golden girl Charlotte Gainsbourg may not own a Birkin bag, but she does own a pair of flashy, embroidered Balenciaga harem pants. The newlywed act...

'A Beautiful Move About The End Of The World'

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.31.2011

"A beautiful movie about the end of the world." That's the tagline describing "Melancholia," the forthcoming film by Lars von Trier ("Antichrist," ...

20 Charlotte Gainsbourgs Dance In A Garage

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 10.26.2011

Charlotte Gainsbourg is a perfect amalgam of the Birkin/Gainsbourg alliance: glamorous, distinctive-looking, British, French, actress and -- even if t...

Von Trier To Release 'Hardcore' & 'Softcore' Versions Of Next Film

Posted 10.02.2011

Getting a film past the censors must be difficult when it's titled "Nymphomaniac" and its description in the Guardian is "the erotic life of a woman f...

A Conversation with "Nazi" Lars Von Trier About Melancholia

Karin Badt | Posted 07.26.2011

Karin Badt

Although he has perhaps destroyed his future at Cannes, Lars Von Trier's Melancholia is one of his best films. Von Trier exposes his inner wounds with wild imagination, and this is why he earns respect, despite his notorious provocative personality.

Kirsten Dunst, Uma Thurman & Charlotte Gainsbourg Take Cannes On Wednesday Night (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.19.2011

Let me drop some Style math on you: as Cannes winds down, the number of starlets has decreased as the number of models has seemingly increased. Mill...

Finally, the Real Jane Eyre Stands Up

Stephanie Green | Posted 07.03.2011

Stephanie Green

As a stridently confident Bronte fan, I can say without equivocation that our dear friend Charlotte would be most pleased with the new Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska.

Pete Doherty Becomes A Movie Star

Theo Spielberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Pete Doherty of Libertines, Babyshambles, and drug loving fame has signed on to play the lead role in the upcoming biopic of Alfred de Musset, the cel...

Anthony Hopkins and Laura Linney Star in James Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Penelope Andrew

In The City of Your Final Destination, it doesn't take Omar, an Iranian-American, long to discover he's not at the University of Kansas any more.

Movie Review: The City of Your Final Destination

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Everybody has a story in James Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination -- but not everyone is interested in having his or her story told.

"Welcome to the Future": A Forward Looking Playlist for my High School Reunion

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

David Wild

When you're 40something, you're probably better off trying to live in the present tense and not in the past -- even at your high school reunion.

ReelzChannel: Top Ten "Uh, That Didn't Go as Planned" Movies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

It's a basic tenet of good storytelling that whatever plans your characters put into action, it can't hurt if things don't go quite as smoothly as anticipated.

Letter From Paris: A French Idol and His Daughter

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

Beth Arnold

The biopic of Serge Gainsbourg, titled Gainsbourg (Vie Heroique), has opened in Paris, and the French are flocking to see it like Americans used to be...

Charlotte Gainsbourg: I Don't Own A Birkin Bag

Posted 05.25.2011

Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg sat down with Time Magazine to talk about her upcoming album IRM, her role in "Antichrist," and growing up with two famou...

On Lars Von Trier's Anti-Christ

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Vazquez

While many are going to focus yet again on whether Von Trier is a misogynist (more on that in a minute), I found in this film a central impulse to indict as ineffective and self-deceiving man's attempts to superimpose order atop his own woefully un-examined (mis-examined?) nature.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lars von Trier's Antichrist: A Conversation

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

"Lars von Trier isn't going to talk to a lot of press." Yeah, yeah; yadda-yadda. But just because he isn't talking to us doesn't mean we can't talk about him, particularly about his childhood.

Defiant Danish Director Lars von Trier Tackles Antichrist

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Balfour

Questions for Lars von Trier: "You had a a researcher on misogyny in the credits. In the writing or making of this film did you learn something about misogyny in yourself, in your work?"