Emmanuelle Beart, a French movie star who never made the big time over in the States, is responsible for the biggest-selling issue of Elle of all time. (This would be no big deal if she hadn't been 41, naked, and almost forgotten at the time.)
Four years later, she's back with what some are calling the first actress-starring all-nude book since Madonna's Sex in the early 90s...
First, here's the cover that caused a sensation in France in '04:
'Nuff said about that. Moving on... Beart's new book, with photographs of the actress by Sylvie Lancrenon, is entitled Cuba Libre, and is comprised of shots of Beart from a Havana shoot this past Februrary. Unfortunately, according to the UK press, the 60-euro book is already sold out, so no pictures for you.
However, we'll do the next best thing: a treasure trove of Beart from over the years...
More on this story here.
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