Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon

A kaleidoscopic portrait of the English actress and singer Jane Birkin, heroine of pop culture.

Cast

Crystal Shepherd-Cross

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jane Birkin

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

Serge Gainsbourg

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

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