''Charlotte for Ever'' is a 1986 feature film directed by

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoc ...

, starring himself,

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song " Lemo ...

Roland Bertin Roland Bertin (born 16 November 1930) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in at least 100 films and television shows since 1970. Selected filmography * '' Le Petit théâtre de Jean Renoir'' (1970) (a.k.a. ''The Little Theatre of ...

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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

as Charlotte *

as Stan *

as Leon * as Herman * Anne Zamberlan as Lola *

Anne Le Guernec ''Anne Le Guernec'' is a French actress and director, known to English-speaking audiences for her appearance in George R.R. Martin's '' Doorways''. Early life Le Guernec was born in Suresnes, France. She developed an interest in acting in High ...

as Adelaide

Production

has only bad memories of the shooting of this film. Very disturbingly, her father had made her push her limits despite her young age. "He made me go too far, do things that bothered me. It was difficult. I sulked on the covers of the newspapers, I didn't want to make any effort, that was my way of preserving myself," she recalls.

Controversy

In 1984, two years before ''Charlotte for Ever'' was released Gainsbourg had written and performed the song '' Lemon Incest'' with his daughter,

. The song was hugely controversial as it contained references to incest and pedophilia which audiences suspected were partially autobiographical. 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. 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.

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