![Jane Birkin in her Paris apartment in 2001.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QVXH5BQYSRELFMRO6BOKT3CO74.jpg?auth=85450a0108b0d5a360abf7d7cc297b4ec484882c1f526313cdc85da161130b14&width=414&height=233&focal=1095%2C980)
Jane Birkin, the ‘pin-up without curves’ who conquered auteur film
In the wake of May 1968, France embraced the smiling British actress with open arms. She began her career starring in lighthearted comedies and went on to work with Godard, Rivette, Tavernier and Agnès Varda