"Long a symbol of glamour and desire, Brigitte Bardot's image was forged in a cluster of cult films and pop duets. Here are three of the most memorable: '... And God Created Woman' (1956) "And God created Brigitte Bardot" ran the headline in the Financial Times in 2009 when the actress turned 75, capturing the enduring connection between Bardot and the film that catapulted her to stardom as a sexually charged 18-year-old orphan in Saint Tropez."
"The image of a bikini-clad, bronzed Bardot emerging from the sea was the "original epitome of the youthful sexuality that tanned itself on the Cote d'Azur once the austerity of war had worn off," US film historian David Thomson said in his bestselling "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" (1975). Made by her husband at the time, Roger Vadim, the film was a hit both in France and the US, where it took in $4 million at the box office."
"It inspire Simone de Beauvoir in 1960 to say, "BB now deserves to be considered an export product as important as Renault automobiles." 'Contempt' (1965) Jean-Luc Godard's arthouse classic set on the island of Capri opened with what would become one of Bardot's most famous scenes but also her most subversive: intercut shots of her body as she lies on a bed in a dark room, asking her husband, "Which part of me do you like best"?"
Brigitte Bardot emerged as an international icon of glamour and desire through a series of cult films and pop collaborations. ...And God Created Woman (1956), directed by Roger Vadim, propelled her to stardom as a sexually charged 18-year-old orphan in Saint Tropez and delivered an enduring image of a bikini-clad Bardot rising from the sea. The film was a commercial success in France and the United States. Contempt (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard and set on Capri, staged subversive intercut shots that invited critical scrutiny of Bardot's sexualized screen image and earned rare critical praise for her performance.
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