And God Created Woman

. . . but Roger Vadim created Brigitte Bardot. This is the film that made Bardot a household name and liberated French cinema by putting it in the hands of the young and the beautiful. And it managed to do all these things without being very good. The story is a simple one: sexy orphan Juliette (Bardot) marries Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), is pursued by the wealthy Eric (Curt Jurgens), and sleeps with Antoine (Christian Marquand), Michel's brother. Nonetheless, Michel fights for Juliette and manages to lure her back. Slight on story, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN is strong on energy, all of it coming from Bardot's brilliant screen presence. Her pouty lips, accentuated ...