CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG – YVAN ATTAL

“I’ve loved you for 25 years,” says Charlotte Gainsbourg in the middle of a domestic dispute between her and Yvan Attal in an emotionally charged scene in the film My Dog Stupid. Since that’s precisely how it is in real life, and we’d have to add on a few more years because they’ve been together since 1991.

We’re talking about the end of 1990/beginning of 1991, and the young actress is going through a difficult time. She had to cope with the death of her loving father, Serge Gainsbourg, as well as a devastating breakup following a secret 5-year romance. The double sorrow crushed Charlotte, but because of Attal’s devotion, she recovered. The couple is definitely out of the ordinary. They had no desire to marry even after spending 30 years together. The lovers have lived on two continents in recent years, with Charlotte settling in New York six years ago and Yvan in Paris. Despite the distance, their extraordinary degree of love remains, and the two lovers remain as partners in crime.