Charlotte Gainsbourg by Peter Lindbergh in Vogue Italia January 2011

Anglo-French actor and singer-songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg is lensed by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Italia’s January 2011 issue.

In 2009 Gainsbourg won the best actress award in Cannes for her role in the film ‘Antichrist’.

For readers unfamiliar with the film, a couple is passionately making love while their young son Nick climbs out of his crib, then onto a desk near an open window. The baby falls to his death, at the very moment his mother reaches orgasm.

The film delves into the raw and unfiltered experience of mourning, eschewing conventional portrayals and instead opting for a more visceral representation of the impact of loss. Gainsbourg's portrayal as ‘She’ conveys the depths of despair and self-reproach, as her character's grief manifests in both psychological turmoil and physical suffering. The narrative allows the audience to witness her descent into madness, underscoring how profound loss can erode one’s sense of self and reality.