Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956)

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Roger Vadim (writer) and
Raoul Lévy (writer)

Release Date:

21 October 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

...but the devil invented Brigitte Bardot!

Plot:

In sunny St. Tropez, a young sexpot loves one brother but marries the other.

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Orphan | Marriage Proposal | Riviera | Adolescence

Cast

Brigitte Bardot	...	Juliete Hardy
Curd Jürgens	...	Eric Carradine (as Curd Jurgens)
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Michel Tardieu
Jane Marken	...	Madame Morin (as Jeanne Marken)
Jean Tissier	...	M. Vigier-Lefranc
Isabelle Corey	...	Lucienne
Jacqueline Ventura	...	Mme Vigier-Lefranc
Jacques Ciron	...	Le secrétaire d'Eric
Paul Faivre	...	M. Morin
Jany Mourey	...	Le déléguée de l'évêché
Philippe Grenier	...	Perri
Jean Lefebvre	...	L'homme qui veut danser (as Jean Lefèvre)
Leopoldo Francés	...	Le danseur (as Leopoldo Frances)
Jean Toscano	...	Rene (as Toscano)
Marie Glory	...	Mme. Tardieu (as Mary Glory)

Also Known As:

...And God Created Woman (USA)
And Woman... Was Created (UK)
E Dio creò la donna (Italy)
Piace a troppi (Italy)

Runtime:

95 min | USA:90 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video release) | UK:X (original rating) | Germany:12 (TV re-rating) | West Germany:18 (original rating) (1957) | Finland:K-16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (1978)

Filming Locations:

2 Rue de Cepoun Louis Sanmartin, Saint-Tropez, Var, France

Company:

Cocinor

Trivia:

Was condemned by the Catholic Church's Legion of Decency within months after the Baby Doll (1956) boycott and caused a huge uproar in the United States for its sexual content.

Quotes:

Mme Vigier-Lefranc: Eric, I'm worried about you.
Eric Carradine: Worried?
Mme Vigier-Lefranc: You are at the point of falling for her.
Eric Carradine: What makes you say that?
Mme Vigier-Lefranc: Whenever you look at her, you appear less intelligent.

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Good Year (2006)

Soundtrack:

Mon coeur éclate

Ooh La La!!!

Every great actress has her breakthrough role--the one that really puts her over with the public--and for 22-year-old Brigitte Bardot, that role came in 1956's "...And God Created Woman." In this film she plays an 18-year-old named Juliette, who marries younger brother Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) to spite older brother Antoine, all the while being pursued by the wealthy, middle-aged Carradine (Curt Jurgens). It is easy to see why BB proved so popular in this film. She is indeed very beautiful, and writer/director/husband Roger Vadim shows her off to good effect. OK, to address the thought uppermost in the minds of my fellow all-American red-blooded pigdogs, we get to see BB in all manner of formfitting outfits (sorry, no nude scenes or swimwear), seducing Antoine whilst laying in the surf, teasing behind sheets and under blankets, and, most impressively, doing a frenzied mambo. I dwell on BB's physique because, really, it is what the film is all about. Personalitywise and characterwise, Juliette is a fairly tiresome, repugnant and conscienceless creature. But physically...ooh la la! No wonder Carradine says that she was born to destroy men! The film also boasts location filming in San Tropez, a town that here looks nice and quaint, if surprisingly run-down. The DVD itself is mighty fine, with an impressive wide-screen image, crisp color and adequate subtitling. Men, pair this movie one night with the 1935 Marlene Dietrich vehicle "The Devil Is A Woman" and you just might give up on females for good!