Jean Seberg and Romain Gary by Jean-Claude Sauer

Jean Seberg and Romain Gary relax at their fabulous apartment on Rue du Bac in 1967. Luxury, serenity... and deceptive appearances. The couple was preparing Birds in Peru, which the writer would direct. The actress played a frigid nymphomaniac, whom he described as a “metaphor for love: forever sought, never found.” The film was a failure, and the couple would never recover from it. After eight years, love would not suffice to overcome their tempers and excess…