Melody (possible spoiler?)


At one point in the film a baby called Melody appears (just before Gainsbourg has a heart attack). Who is the baby? If I remember correctly, he also mentions "Melody" in the final scene, when he is with his new wife and their baby. Thanks!

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Did he mean their lovemaking produced this beautiful 'melody', in the first baby's case, Charlotte?

Or maybe they are referring to one of his most influential albums, made 1971 called History of Melody Nelson with Birkin about a 'Lolita' character. That was the year Charlotte was born.

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The baby was supposed to be Charlotte, but the album "Melody Nelson" was also his and Jane's "child", so that image is juts a poetic fusion of both. One of the most famous songs from that album, "Melody's valse" plays both for the opening credits (without the lyrics) and at the end of the film (with the lyrics).

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