Charlotte Gainsbourg confided in her father Serge Gainsbourg like never before in an interview with British media The Guardian.
Serge Gainsbourg is one of the greatest French artists, but also one of the most controversial. The singer loved provocation, you only have to listen to his songs to realize it. Charlotte Gainsbourg looked back on her father’s success, but also his injuries. According to her, her career would not have had at all the same destiny at the moment, that of social networks and the proliferation of controversies. “It meant a lot to him how people felt, what they thought, when criticized.“, explained the one who lives with Yvan Attal in an interview for The Guardian.
Then add: “He was hurt by a lot of things. Lots of anti-Semitism during his life.“Even after the war,” said the star’s daughter and Ben’s mom, Alice and Joe.France was still very anti-Semitic“, she noted. When Serge Gainsbourg took over La Marseille in reggae version, some accused him of looking for anti-Semitic attacks in”wanting to make money on the national anthem.”
“Everything is so boring”
Charlotte Gainsbourg has no doubt that her dad would not have had the same career at all these days. “He would have been criticized for his every gesture“, imagined the actress of 49 years, seen in particular in the films The Brave, Lend me your hand, Antichrist or Melancholia, before delivering a very critical observation of current society.
“Everything is so politically correct now. So boring. So much expected. Everyone is afraid of what would happen if we go too far.”, said the star. Men especially have reason to be afraid, she says. “A few tweets and it’s over … their career is over“, she lamented.
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