I recently finished a freelance writing assignment about Brigitte Bardot. In writing about her, I realized I had never actually seen any of her films, so I decided to watch And God Created Woman. This wasn’t her first film, but it was probably the one that rocketed her to fame and cemented her reputation as a sex kitten. Directed by Roger Vadim and released in 1956, it stars Bardot as an 18-year-old orphan living in a seaside town. She is powder keg of sensuality and quickly finds herself embroiled in a love triangle of sorts involving 2 brothers and an older gentleman. For it’s time, it was quite risque and was described as a “breezy erotic drama” by film critic Dennis Schwartz.
While I can’t call it great cinema, much of the story and acting is a bit thin, Bardot is larger than life on the screen. Her natural sex appeal and energy come through and I can see why she became the sex symbol she did. I also really liked the the easy St. Toprez early 50s feel to this film and was actually quite inspired by it….or maybe it’s because it’s only 20 degrees outside!
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