65-548: And God Created Woman may refer to: And God Created Woman (1956 film) , directed by Roger Vadim, starring Brigitte Bardot And God Created Woman (1988 film) , directed by Roger Vadim, starring Rebecca De Mornay "And God Created Woman" ( Father Ted ) , an episode of Father Ted "And God Created Woman", a song by Prince from the Love Symbol Album See also [ edit ] Et Dieu Créa La Femme ,
130-524: A "C" for "Condemned" rating. A Columbia spokesman stated that the film would have received twice as many bookings with a less restrictive "B" rating, but would only have done half the business. Variety reported that in spite of the rating, the film broke "local records at the Paris Theatre, N.Y. , and at other houses where it has played", and noted that "In Fitchburg, Mass. , it actually outgrossed Ten Commandments ." Author Peter Lev describes
195-909: A "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the most liberated woman of France. She won a 1961 David di Donatello Best Foreign Actress Award for her work in The Truth (1960) . Bardot later starred in Jean-Luc Godard 's film Le Mépris (1963). For her role in Louis Malle 's film Viva Maria! (1965), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress . French President Charles de Gaulle called Bardot "the French export as important as Renault cars". After retiring from acting in 1973, she became an animal rights activist and created
260-488: A 1990 album by The Times Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title And God Created Woman . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=And_God_Created_Woman&oldid=937012934 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
325-750: A French adventure film, Caroline and the Rebels . She had a good part as a flirtatious student in the 1955 School for Love , opposite Jean Marais , for director Marc Allégret . Bardot played her first sizeable English-language role in 1955 in Doctor at Sea , as the love interest for Dirk Bogarde . The film was the third-most-popular movie in Britain that year. Bardot had a small role in The Grand Maneuver (1955) for director René Clair , supporting Gérard Philipe and Michelle Morgan . The part
390-575: A Hollywood film again: Shalako (1968), a Western starring Sean Connery , which was another box-office disappointment. She participated in several musical shows and recorded many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s, mostly in collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg , Bob Zagury and Sacha Distel , including "Harley Davidson"; "Je Me Donne À Qui Me Plaît"; "Bubble gum"; "Contact"; "Je Reviendrai Toujours Vers Toi"; "L'Appareil À Sous"; "La Madrague"; "On Déménage"; "Sidonie"; "Tu Veux, Ou Tu Veux Pas?"; "Le Soleil De Ma Vie" (a cover of Stevie Wonder 's " You Are
455-438: A child, which resulted in decreased vision of her left eye. She has one younger sister, Mijanou Bardot . Bardot's childhood was prosperous; she lived in her family's seven-bedroom apartment in the luxurious 16th arrondissement . However, she recalled feeling resentful in her early years. Her father demanded that she follow strict behavioural standards, including good table manners, and wear appropriate clothes. Her mother
520-536: A demonstration in support of Watson in front of the Hôtel de Ville, Paris . Bardot also wrote a letter to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen , asking her to "not choose the camp of the oceans gravediggers". Bardot has been married four times, with her current marriage lasting far longer than the previous three combined. By her own count, she has had a total of 17 romantic relationships. Bardot would characteristically leave for another relationship when "the present
585-428: A doctor and they leave. Michel angrily slaps Juliette four times. She only smiles at him with satisfaction that she has provoked him to this behavior. En route to the doctor, Eric tells Antoine that he is going to reassign him to work elsewhere to put some distance between him and Michel and Juliette. He says: "That girl was made to destroy men". In the final scene, Michel and Juliette walk home together, hand in hand. By
650-802: A highly critical letter of protest. On 25 May 2011, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society renamed its fast interceptor vessel, MV Gojira , as MV Brigitte Bardot in appreciation of her support. From 2013, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, in collaboration with Kagyupa International Monlam Trust of India, operated an annual veterinary care camp. Bardot committed to the cause of animal welfare in Bodhgaya over several years. On 23 July 2015, Bardot condemned Australian politician Greg Hunt 's plan to eradicate 2 million cats to save endangered species such as
715-666: A historic property dating from the 16th century, called Le Castelet, in Cannes . The fourteen-bedroom villa, surrounded by lush gardens, olive trees, and vineyards , consisted of several buildings. In 1958, she bought a second property called La Madrague, located in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer . In early 1958, her breakup with Trintignant was followed in quick order by a reported nervous breakdown in Italy, according to newspaper reports. A suicide attempt with sleeping pills two days earlier
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#1732779585108780-640: A record for Kansas City at the time. In Europe, this movie have smashed attendance records from Norway to the Middle East. It earned for France over $ 8 million, more than France's biggest export — "the Renault Dauphine ". In the United States the film was released by Kingsley-International, a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures as Columbia was forbidden to release a film with nudity and adult themes. The Catholic Legion of Decency gave it
845-619: A role in the all-star anthology, Famous Love Affairs (1962). Bardot starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni in a film inspired by her life in A Very Private Affair ( Vie privée , 1962), directed by Louis Malle . More popular than that was her role in Love on a Pillow (1962). In the mid-1960s, Bardot made films that seemed to be more aimed at the international market. She starred in Jean-Luc Godard 's film Le Mépris (1963), produced by Joseph E. Levine and starring Jack Palance . The following year she co-starred with Anthony Perkins in
910-554: A star. First up was a musical, Naughty Girl (1956), where Bardot played a troublesome school girl. Directed by Michel Boisrond , it was co-written by Roger Vadim and was a great success, going on to become the 12th most popular film of the year in France. It was followed by a comedy, Plucking the Daisy (1956), also written by Vadim. This was succeeded by The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (1956) with Louis Jourdan . Finally, there
975-409: Is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she is one of the best known symbols of the sexual revolution . Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major pop culture icon. She has acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She
1040-405: Is clumsily put together and rather bizarrely played. There is nothing more than sultry fervor in the performance of Mlle. Bardot, and Christian Marquand and Jean-Louis Trintignant are mainly heavy-breathers as her men". Film critic Dennis Schwartz wrote: "The breezy erotic drama was laced with some thinly textured sad moments that hardly resonated as serious drama. But as slight as the story was it
1105-409: Is contracted to return home and work for Carradine, Juliette's behavior becomes increasingly disrespectful of her husband. In a huff, she takes one of the family's boats. When it develops engine trouble, she has to be saved by Antoine. While they are washed up together on a wild beach, she seduces him. Juliette begins acting bizarrely. She takes to her bed, claiming to have a fever. She tells Christian,
1170-425: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages And God Created Woman (1956 film) And God Created Woman ( French : Et Dieu... créa la femme ) is a 1956 French romantic drama film directed by Roger Vadim in his directorial debut and starring Brigitte Bardot . Though not her first film, it is widely recognized as the vehicle that launched Bardot into
1235-561: Is married to Bernard d'Ormale, a former adviser to Jean-Marie Le Pen , a far-right French politician. Bardot is a member of the Global 500 Roll of Honour of the United Nations Environment Programme and has received several awards and accolades from UNESCO and PETA . In 2011, Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her second on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film". Bardot was born on 28 September 1934 in
1300-555: Is to become a whore, cinema will not be the cause." At the audition, Bardot met Roger Vadim , who later notified her that she did not get the role. They subsequently fell in love. Her parents fiercely opposed their relationship; her father announced to her one evening that she would continue her education in England and that he had bought her a train ticket for the following day. Bardot reacted by putting her head into an oven with open fire; her parents stopped her and ultimately accepted
1365-451: The 15th arrondissement of Paris to Louis Bardot (1896–1975) and Anne-Marie Mucel (1912–1978). Bardot's father, who originated from Ligny-en-Barrois , was an engineer and the proprietor of several industrial factories in Paris. Her mother was the daughter of an insurance company director. She grew up in a conservative Catholic family, as had her father. She suffered from amblyopia as
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#17327795851081430-481: The Brigitte Bardot Foundation . She is known for her strong personality, outspokenness, and speeches on animal defense; she has been fined twice for public insults. She has also been a controversial political figure, as of November 2021 having been fined six times for inciting racial hatred when she criticised immigration and Islam in France and called residents of Réunion "savages". She
1495-549: The Faroe Islands . In the letter, Bardot describes the activity as a "macabre spectacle" that "is a shame for Denmark and the Faroe Islands ... This is not a hunt but a mass slaughter ... an outmoded tradition that has no acceptable justification in today's world". On 22 April 2011, French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand officially included bullfighting in the country's cultural heritage. Bardot wrote him
1560-550: The Warru and night parrot . At the age of 90, Bardot appealed to free Watson, who had been detained in Greenland since 21 July 2024, when Japan requested his extradition . Through a request expressed in mid-October 2024 by her lawyers and Sea Shepherd France, Bardot asked French President Emmanuel Macron to grant Watson political asylum . Bardot asked Macron to show "a little bit of courage". During that month, she initiated
1625-472: The 1950s and 1960s that have become representative of her public persona. Bardot followed And God Created Woman up with La Parisienne (1957), a comedy co-starring Charles Boyer for director Boisrond. She was reunited with Vadim in another melodrama The Night Heaven Fell (1958), and played a criminal who seduced Jean Gabin in In Case of Adversity (1958). The latter was the 13th most seen movie of
1690-645: The Bardot myth has become just a souvenir... I was curious in her as a woman and I had to get to the end of something with her, to get out of her and express many things I felt were in her. Brigitte always gave the impression of sexual freedom – she is a completely open and free person, without any aggression. So I gave her the part of a man – that amused me". "If Don Juan is not my last movie it will be my next to last", said Bardot during filming. She kept her word and made only one more film, The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973). In 1973, Bardot announced she
1755-517: The Chinese of "torturing bears and killing the world's last tigers and rhinos to make aphrodisiacs ". She donated more than US$ 140,000 over two years in 2001 for a mass sterilization and adoption program for Bucharest's stray dogs , estimated to number 300,000. In August 2010, Bardot addressed a letter to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark , appealing for the sovereign to halt the killing of dolphins in
1820-685: The Girl in the Bikini (1952), directed by Willy Rozier . She also had roles in the 1953 films The Long Teeth and His Father's Portrait . Bardot had a small role in a Hollywood -financed film being shot in Paris in 1953, Act of Love , starring Kirk Douglas . She received media attention when she attended the Cannes Film Festival in April 1953. Bardot had a leading role in 1954 in an Italian melodrama, Concert of Intrigue and in
1885-515: The Sunshine of My Life "); and "Je t'aime... moi non-plus". Bardot pleaded with Gainsbourg not to release this duet and he complied with her wish; the following year, he rerecorded a version with British-born model and actress Jane Birkin that became a massive hit all over Europe. The version with Bardot was issued in 1986 and became a download hit in 2006 when Universal Music made its back catalogue available to purchase online, with this version of
1950-475: The comedy Une ravissante idiote (1964). Dear Brigitte (1965), Bardot's first Hollywood film, was a comedy starring James Stewart as an academic whose son develops a crush on Bardot. Bardot's appearance was relatively brief in the film, and the movie was not a big success. More successful was the Western buddy comedy Viva Maria! (1965) for director Louis Malle, appearing opposite Jeanne Moreau . It
2015-600: The court ordering Manivet to pay 20,000 francs for creating a "false scandal". Bardot urged French television viewers to boycott horse meat and was soon the target of death threats in January 1994. Not backing off from the threats, she sent a letter to the French Minister of Agriculture , Jean Puech , calling on him to ban the sale of horse meat. Bardot wrote a 1999 letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin , published in French magazine VSD , in which she accused
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2080-407: The director of the magazines Elle and Le Jardin des Modes , hired Bardot in 1949 as a "junior" fashion model. On 8 March 1950, 15-year-old Bardot appeared on the cover of Elle , which brought her an acting offer for the film Les Lauriers sont coupés from director Marc Allégret . Her parents opposed her becoming an actress, but her grandfather was supportive, saying that "If this little girl
2145-464: The film lacking and was not able to recommend it. He wrote: "Bardot moves herself in a fashion that fully accentuates her charms. She is undeniably a creation of superlative craftsmanship. But that's the extent of the transcendence, for there is nothing sublime about the script of this completely single-minded little picture. ...We can't recommend this little item as a sample of the best in Gallic films. It
2210-586: The film was the highest-grossing foreign film ever released, earning $ 4 million, which author Peter Lev describes as "an astonishing amount for a foreign film at that time." It turned Bardot into an international star. From at least 1956, she was hailed as the " sex kitten ". The film scandalized the United States and some theater managers were even arrested just for screening it. Paul O'Neil of Life (June 1958) in describing Bardot's international popularity, writes: In gaining her present eminence, Brigitte Bardot has had certain advantages beyond those she
2275-517: The film's impact in America: And God Created Woman' s impact on the film industry was significant. New Bardot films were eagerly snapped up by distributors, and old Bardot films were released or re-released. Prices for distribution rights to foreign films escalated overall. When the film was released in the United States, Bosley Crowther , the film critic for The New York Times , found Brigitte Bardot attractive but
2340-492: The foundation by auctioning off jewellery and personal belongings. Bardot has been a strong animal rights activist and a major opponent of the consumption of horse meat . In 1989, while looking after her neighbour, Jean-Pierre Manivet's donkey, the mare displayed excessive interest in Bardot's older donkey and she subsequently had the neighbour's donkey castrated due to concerns the mating would prove fatal for her mare. The neighbour then sued Bardot, and Bardot later won, with
2405-418: The immediate family. The incident led to Bardot decisively resenting her parents and to her future rebellious lifestyle. During World War II, when Paris was occupied by Nazi Germany , Bardot spent more time at home due to increasingly strict civilian surveillance. She became engrossed in dancing to records, which her mother saw as a potential for a ballet career. Bardot was admitted at the age of seven to
2470-430: The key and heads out after Juliette. Eric has been alerted that Juliette is making a spectacle of herself and comes to the bar to collect her. Juliette refuses to leave with him. Michel arrives but Juliette refuses to talk with him and continues her improvised and sexually suggestive dancing. When she ignores Michel's order to stop, Michel shoots at her. Eric steps in and is slightly wounded. Antoine offers to drive Eric to
2535-663: The mainstream and thereby inadvertently also paving the way for the takeover in France of the New Wave filmmakers." A poorly-received English-language remake, also titled And God Created Woman , was directed by Vadim and released in 1988. Juliette is an 18-year-old orphan in Saint-Tropez , France , with a high level of sexual energy. She makes no effort to restrain her natural sensuality – lying nude in her yard, habitually kicking her shoes off and stalking about barefoot, and disregarding many societal conventions and
2600-455: The mid-1950s Roger Vadim was an established screenwriter and had written several movies starring his then wife Brigitte Bardot . Producer Raoul Levy wanted Vadim to write and direct a film starring Bardot, and suggested he adapt the book The Little Genius by Maurice Garçon . Vadim disliked the book and came up with a new story, one based on a trial of a woman who had been the mistress of three different brothers, and who killed one of them. Vadim
2665-558: The opinions of others. This behavior causes a stir and attracts the attention of most of the men around her. Her first suitor is the much older and wealthy Eric Carradine. He wants to build a new casino in Saint-Tropez, but his plans are blocked by a small shipyard on the stretch of land which he needs for the development; the shipyard is owned by the Tardieu family. Antoine, the eldest of the three Tardieu brothers, returns home for
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2730-458: The photos were seen worldwide. Bardot and Watson remained friends. After appearing in more than 40 motion pictures and recording several music albums, Bardot used her fame to promote animal rights . In 1986, she established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the Welfare and Protection of Animals. She became a vegetarian and raised three million francs (about 430,000 1986 US dollars ) to fund
2795-567: The private school Cours Hattemer . She went to school three days a week, which gave her ample time to take dance lessons at a local studio under her mother's arrangements. In 1949, Bardot was accepted at the Conservatoire de Paris . She attended ballet classes held by Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev for three years. She also studied at the Institut de la Tour, a private Catholic high school near her home. Hélène Gordon-Lazareff ,
2860-613: The public spotlight and immediately created her " sex kitten " persona, making her an overnight sensation. When the film was released in the United States by Kingsley-International Pictures in 1957, it pushed the boundaries of the representation of sexuality in American cinema , and most available prints of the film were heavily edited to conform with the Hays Code censorial standards. Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich credited it for "breaking French cinema out of U.S. art houses and into
2925-490: The relationship, on condition that she marry Vadim at the age of 18. Bardot appeared on the cover of Elle again in 1952, which landed her an offer for a small part in the comedy film Crazy for Love the same year, directed by Jean Boyer and starring Bourvil . She was paid 200,000 francs (about 575 1952 US dollars ) for the small role portraying a cousin of the main character. Bardot had her second film role in Manina,
2990-545: The song ranking as the third most popular download. From 1969 to 1972, Bardot was the official face of Marianne , who had previously up until then been anonymous, to represent the liberty of France. Her next film, Les Femmes (1969), was a flop, although the screwball comedy The Bear and the Doll (1970) performed better. Her last few films were mostly comedies: Les Novices (1970), Boulevard du Rhum (1971) (with Lino Ventura ). The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
3055-527: The time was married to actress Stéphane Audran . Bardot and Vadim had no children together, but remained in touch for the rest of his life and even collaborated on later projects. Bardot and Trintignant lived together for about two years, spanning the period before and after Bardot's divorce from Vadim, but they never married. Their relationship was complicated by Trintignant's frequent absence due to military service and Bardot's affair with musician Gilbert Bécaud . After her separation from Vadim, Bardot acquired
3120-569: The weekend to hear Carradine's proposal and Juliette is waiting for him to take her away with him. His intentions are short-term, and he spurns her by leaving Saint-Tropez without her. Tiring of her outrageous behavior, Juliette's guardians threaten to send her back to the orphanage, which will confine her until she is 21. To keep her in town, Carradine pleads unsuccessfully with Antoine to marry her. His infatuated and naive younger brother Michel sees his opportunity and proposes marriage to Juliette. Despite her love for Antoine, she accepts. When Antoine
3185-517: The year in France. In 1958, Bardot became the highest-paid actress in the country of France. The Female (1959) for director Julien Duvivier was popular, but Babette Goes to War (1959), a comedy set in World War II, was a huge hit, the fourth biggest movie of the year in France. Also widely seen was Come Dance with Me (1959) from Boisrond. Bardot's next film was courtroom drama The Truth (1960), from Henri-Georges Clouzot . It
3250-476: The youngest Tardieu brother, that she had sex with Antoine on the beach. When Madame Tardieu, mother of the three boys, hears about it, she tells Michel that he has to dump Juliette promptly. Michel goes to their room to talk with Juliette, but she has gone off to the Bar des Amis to drink and dance. Michel tries to go looking for her, but Antoine locks him inside, telling him to forget her. Michel fights his brother for
3315-672: Was a big hit in France and worldwide, although it did not break through in the United States as much as had been hoped. After a cameo in Godard's Masculin Féminin (1966), she had her first outright flop for some years, Two Weeks in September (1968), a French–English co-production. She had a small role in the all-star Spirits of the Dead (1968), acting opposite Alain Delon , then tried
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#17327795851083380-593: Was a big hit in France, one of the ten most popular films at the British box-office in its year of release and the biggest foreign-language film ever in the United States at the time. The film earned $ 4 million in the U.S. (grossing $ 12 million), and a further $ 21 million around the globe. The film was extremely popular in Kansas City , where it played for a year at the Kimo Theatre, grossing over $ 100,000,
3445-493: Was a highly publicised production, which resulted in Bardot having an affair and attempting suicide. The film was Bardot's biggest commercial success in France, the third biggest hit of the year, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Bardot was awarded a David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in the film. She made a comedy with Vadim, Please, Not Now! (1961), and had
3510-637: Was a reactionary and sexist view of sex." Rotten Tomatoes reports a 69% approval rating based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. When released in the United States, the film was condemned by the National Legion of Decency . Police made attempts to suppress its screening in the U.S. Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( / b r ɪ ˌ ʒ iː t b ɑːr ˈ d oʊ / brizh- EET bar- DOH ; French: [bʁiʒit baʁdo] ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B. ,
3575-409: Was also noted but was denied by her public relations manager. She recovered within weeks, began a relationship with actor Jacques Charrier , and became pregnant well before they married on 18 June 1959. Bardot's only child, son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, was born on 11 January 1960. Bardot had an affair with Glenn Ford in the early 1960s. After she and Charrier divorced in 1962, Nicolas was raised in
3640-422: Was always lively and easy to take on the eyes, adding up to hardly anything more than a bunch of snapshots of Bardot posturing as a sex kitten in various stages of undress. The public loved it and it became a big box-office smash, and paved the way for a spate of sexy films to follow. What was more disturbing than its dullish dialogue and flaunting of Bardot as a sex object, was that underneath its call for liberation
3705-597: Was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina during her childhood. She started her acting career in 1952 and achieved international recognition in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman (1956), catching the attention of many French intellectuals and earning her the nickname " sex kitten ". She was the subject of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir 's 1959 essay The Lolita Syndrome , which described her as
3770-687: Was bigger in The Light Across the Street (1956) for director Georges Lacombe . She had another in the Hollywood film, Helen of Troy , playing Helen's handmaiden. For the Italian movie Mio figlio Nerone (1956) brunette Bardot was asked by the director to appear as a blonde. She dyed her hair rather than wear a wig; she was so pleased with the results that she decided to retain the color. Bardot then appeared in four movies that made her
3835-457: Was born with. Like the European sports car, she has arrived on the American scene at a time when the American public is ready, even hungry, for something racier and more realistic than the familiar domestic product. During her early career, professional photographer Sam Lévin's photos contributed to the image of Bardot's sensuality. British photographer Cornel Lucas made images of Bardot in
3900-401: Was getting lukewarm"; she said, "I have always looked for passion. That's why I was often unfaithful. And when the passion was coming to an end, I was packing my suitcase". On 20 December 1952, aged 18, Bardot married director Roger Vadim . They separated in 1956 after she became involved with And God Created Woman co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant , divorcing the next year. Trintignant at
3965-472: Was highly selective in choosing companions for her, so Bardot had very few childhood friends. Bardot cited a personal traumatic incident when she and her sister broke her parents' favourite vase while they were playing in the house; her father whipped the sisters 20 times and subsequently treated them like "strangers", demanding that they address their parents by the formal pronoun " vous ", used in French when speaking to unfamiliar or higher-status persons outside
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#17327795851084030-423: Was more popular, helped by Bardot co-starring with Claudia Cardinale . She made one more movie working with Vadim, Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973), playing the title role. Vadim said the film marked "Underneath what people call 'the Bardot myth' was something interesting, even though she was never considered the most professional actress in the world. For years, since she has been growing older, and
4095-448: Was particularly taken with the attitude of the woman towards her lovers, the jury and the police. Levy liked Vadim's idea and obtained finance. Levy succeeded in raising finance from Columbia, who would provide color and CinemaScope provided Curt Jurgens was given a role. The parts of the brothers had already been cast so Vadim rewrote the script in two days to expand the part of an arms dealer so it could be offered to Jurgens. The film
4160-553: Was retiring from acting as "a way to get out elegantly". Bardot met Paul Watson in 1977, the same year he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , during an operation to condemn the "massacre" of seal pups and seal hunting on the Canadian ice floe . In support of animal protection, Bardot went to the ice floe after being invited by Watson. Bardot posed lying down next to the seal pups;
4225-476: Was the melodrama And God Created Woman (1956). The movie was Vadim's debut as director, with Bardot starring opposite Jean-Louis Trintignant and Curt Jurgens . The film, about an immoral teenager in an otherwise respectable small-town setting, was an even larger success, not just in France but also around the world, listed among the ten most popular films in Great Britain in 1957. In the United States
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