Love tales are like oases in an otherwise desolate world. We are all secretly, if not openly, suckers for love stories, whether they are fictitious or true to reality.
Some tales move us so deeply that we never let them go. One such tale that continues to linger in people’s memories is Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg’s ten-year romance.
Despite being l’homme à tête de chou (the guy with a cabbage head) to the rest of the world, Gainsbourg was perfect in the eyes of Birkin, who reportedly said, “He was a magnificent man. I was only attractive.
The duo was, to put it briefly, the epitome of the bohemian lifestyle that developed during the Swinging Sixties – bright, carefree, and full of creativity.
What happened to Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg?
Birkin ended the relationship in 1980 as a result of Gainsbourg’s worsening drinking and ensuing violence. However, the fact that their closeness survived their relationship is what makes it so remarkable.