TAG: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg earnestly and affably discusses her life and self-perception, noting that despite a nearly life-long career acting, singing and modeling, she doesn’t consider herself an Artist, and she reflects on how this may actually be reassuring and maybe affords her a healthy distance from the trappings of the compulsory creation of work. She also speaks — with a visible, heroic poignancy — about returning to music 20 years after the death of her father, with whom she recorded the controversial “Lemon Incest” at age 12; her work with Lars Von Trier on Anti-Christ, for which she was voted Best Actress at Cannes in 2009; recording with Beck.
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As part of the quarterly Flux Screening Series showcasing innovative film and music, the Hammer will debut the World Premiere of Mia Doi Todd’s new video “Open Your Heart”, directed by Michel Gondry. The evening of shorts and videos will include videos for Grizzly Bear, Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck, Ramona Falls among others. Filmmakers Michel Gondry, Keith Schofield, Allison Schulnik and Stefan Nadelman will be in attendance. The evening will conclude with a reception featuring a very special live performance by Mia Doi Todd herself!
ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE.
Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy …
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Check out the Keith Schofield directed video for Charlotte Gainsbourg’s new single, “Heaven Can Wait.” Charlotte’s career took off to a rockin’ start way back in 1984 when she sang on her father’s (Serge Gainsbourg–French icon, singer, actor) hit “Lemon Incest.” Since, Charlotte has released two studio albums. IRM, Charlotte’s third LP, is set to release in Europe in December, with a January 2010 release date in the States. The French singer/actor’s upcoming album is all the talk due to its superstar producer, Beck, who also collaborated on many a track, singing along on the first single. IRM, which stands for “Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique,” or in English terms, MRI, is said to be the result of a highly creative period in Charlotte’s life after a near death experience during a water skiing accident back in 2007. Get your ears ready… should be …
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Some years ago, Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of Serge and Jane Birkin, told London's Telegraph 'What I notice is that I have no imagination. For the piano I can't improvise, and for acting I need a director and a text. I have no ability to create from my own imagination, so all I do is follow other people's ideas.' Simple humility or actual truth, on 5:55 she surrounds and supports herself with good company: producers like Jarvis Cocker, Radiohead's main man Nigel Godrich and the boys of Air. It's ...
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