Jane Birkin on Private Passions with Michael Berkeley 17th December 2017
Jane Birkin came to fame in the swinging 60s, thanks to her wild beauty and daring appearances in avant-garde films such as Blow-up, and thanks also to her tempestuous relationship with Serge Gainsbourg. In 1969 their song "Je t'aime" was banned by the BBC and the rest is history; it became the biggest-selling foreign language record ever. Since then, Jane Birkin has appeared in more than fifty films, been awarded the OBE for services to Anglo-French relations and released thirteen albums.
In Private Passions, she remembers Paris in the 1960s, and above all, her beloved Serge Gainsbourg; she describes the night they met in vivid cinematic detail. She talks too about her marriage to the film composer John Barry and chooses music he wrote for the funeral of her daughter. She talks perceptively about getting older, and the strange freedom age brings.
Music choices include Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring; Allegri's Miserere; John Barry's music for The Lion in Winter; Mahler's 10th Symphony, and Bernstein's West Side Story.
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3
-
34:46
JohnDWalsh
1 year agoJane Hawking on Private Passions with Michael Berkeley 20th September 2015
16 -
36:45
JohnDWalsh
1 year agoGretchen Gerzina on Private Passions with Michael Berkeley 4th October 2020
8 -
24:48
RadioWhoPoo
5 months agoSmilin' Through: The Life of Jane Murfin
942 -
1:02:56
Lost n Found Films
6 months agoJANE EYRE (1934) Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive & Beryl Mercer | Drama, Romance | B&W
53 -
25:27
The Jiggy Jaguar Program
2 years agoJane Marla Robbins actress-author
38 -
2:56
hafizfareed3131
10 months ago"Exploring the Iconic Style and Legacy of Jane Birkin | A Fascinating Journey"
8 -
2:46
Film Threat Trailers
1 month agoJEANNE DU BARRY | Official HD Trailer (2024) | DRAMA | Film Threat Trailers
265 -
3:00
Movies From The Past
3 months agoTrailer - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne - 1987
111 -
2:10
Reuters Entertainment
2 years agoCharlotte Gainsbourg confronts showbiz lineage in intimate documentary
86 -
0:36
Reuters Entertainment
10 months agoFrance mourns actress and singer Jane Birkin
68