The couple’s breathless song Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus was widely kept off the airwaves because of its adult content. It reached number one in the UK despite being sung in a foreign language. She would go on to pursue her own career, with some notable acting credits including Agatha Christie’s Death On The Nile and Evil Under The Sun. The French capital’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, hailed her as “the most Parisian of the English”. Jane Birkin arriving for the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival screening of Around A Small Mountain (Yui Mok/PA)

Source: The Times July 16, 2023 13:16 UTC