In the age of Instagram, Jane Birkins personal style often eclipsed her multifarious talents.
Music, film, fashion, literatureshe was a master of them all.
Birkin plays Penny Lane, and Collins soon becomes entranced.

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(Enter Birkin. )
A mesmerizing relationshipand, outside of the film, a long-term marriage.
Rivalry, jealously, lusttheyre all explored in a hot and bothered setting that amps up the tension.

Plus, Birkin givesverygood swimwear.
Cannabis(1970)
By the 70s, Birkin and Gainsbourg had hit it off.