I know that the French are pretty open and free about nakedness and such, but trust actress Charlotte Gainsbourg to drive that point to it’s limit. The Cannes award-winning acclaimed French actress was photographed on the beaches of France as she takes a leisurely swim in between premieres and galas of the festival. Wading through the blue waters of the Mediterranean, she got tired of the black bikini she was wearing, got out of the water, and decided to change into a white one. Not under a towel. Not in a tent. But right there, on the beach, for everyone to see. I love it! Goes to show how liberated the French are with their bodies. Didn’t matter of there was someone to see her small titties and full bush. Didn’t matter if her ass was mooning all the passers by. Nope, she wanted to change and she did it.

I wonder if she does the same thing in malls? Can you imagine her just going up to a sales person in the lingerie department, picks out a bra and panties, and strips right there in the middle of the display section and tries them on. If the store was in France, that’ll probably happen. French women all walk around naked there. You could be eating at a restaurant and the table next to you are all nude women. Enjoying their lunch, sipping their sodas. Just hanging around in the buff. Don’t believe me? Go over there and find out for yourself!

It just goes to show how wide the modesty gap is between Europeans and the rest of the world. After all, most of the “controversial” works in music, television, film, and art come from Europe. I don’t exactly know why that is – I only minored in Historical Sociology – so I can’t really say why that is. All I know is that things like this happen all the time there. Especially for Charlotte, who gets naked in almost every movie she’s in. Even in her upcoming film, the disturbing Lars Von Trier horror suspense Anti-christ, she supposedly has some pretty intense sex scenes. That’s a good thing. The bad? They’re with co-star Willem Dafoe. Last time we saw him do some intense on-screen lovemaking was with Madonna in Body Of Evidence. Something tells me his scenes in Anti-christ would be just as disturbing. Even more disturbing and embarassing Hollywood scandals await you here.