The love affair of French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and British actress Jane Birkin has become almost as famous, if not more, than their film collaborations and controversial duet “Je t’aime… moi non plus” (whose explicit lyrics and orgasmic moans caused so much fuss that the Vatican declared it offensive). Their 12 year relationship has been captured in a new book, Jane & Serge: A Family Album, featuring over 1,000 intimate photographs by Jane’s brother Andrew Birkin. From the earliest days of Jane and Serge’s romance until their split in 1980, Andrew was a frequent presence in their lives; an avid photographer, he snapped thousands of candid family photos of daily life for the couple.
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