Katie Russell
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
In the stodgy 1950s, Brigitte Bardot brought a blast of continental sensuality to cinema screens.
By the age of 15, she was one of France's top models and in love with film producer Roger Vadim.
In 1956, they made And God Created Woman.
In it, Bardot's character pursues her sexual desires without shame.
Many cinema goers were shocked.
On turning 40, Bardot quit to campaign for animal rights.
In later life, she was fined multiple times for inciting racial hatred and caused offence when talking about homosexuality.
Scars on the memory of an icon who put the bikini, female desire and French cinema on the map.
In the stodgy 1950s, Brigitte Bardot brought a blast of continental sensuality to cinema screens.
By the age of 15, she was one of France's top models and in love with film producer Roger Vadim.
In 1956, they made And God Created Woman.
In it, Bardot's character pursues her sexual desires without shame.
Many cinema goers were shocked.
On turning 40, Bardot quit to campaign for animal rights.
In later life, she was fined multiple times for inciting racial hatred and caused offence when talking about homosexuality.
Scars on the memory of an icon who put the bikini, female desire and French cinema on the map.
In the stodgy 1950s, Brigitte Bardot brought a blast of continental sensuality to cinema screens.
By the age of 15, she was one of France's top models and in love with film producer Roger Vadim.
In 1956, they made And God Created Woman.
In it, Bardot's character pursues her sexual desires without shame.