From Godard to Coppola, Van Sant to Anger, Marianne Faithfull was a dazzling magnet for film-makers

The music star was also an electrifying screen presence, from The Girl on a Motorcycle to Marie Antoinette Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78 Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as On the screen and also in life, Marianne Faithfull experienced something similar to her contemporary Anita Pallenberg - the condescension of being treated like an icon or a muse. Maybe her very real success in music ruled her out of a serious acting c...