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It's difficult for me to write in English as it's not my first language, but French is even worse because of my father's influence and because the comparisons that I - not even other people - would make.
Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 21
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Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg
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