...And God Created Woman (1956)
"Et Dieu... créa la femme" (original title)

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

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Roger Vadim, Raoul Lévy

Stars:

Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)
Marie Glory	...	Mme. Tardieu (as Mary Glory)
Georges Poujouly	...	Christian Tardieu

Storyline

Antoine promises to take the orphaned Juliette away from St. Tropez after a party where she has wandered onto the yacht of the urbane Eric. But in the morning the bus and Antoine zip by Juliette's stop and she runs into the field to capture the rabbit she set free moments before. About to be sent back to the orphanage by her foster mother, she identifies with the rabbit. Antoine's younger brother Michel comes to Juliette's rescue with a marriage proposal and she accepts. Eric wants the brothers' shipyard as a casino site and brings Antoine back to St. Tropez. Life gets complicated.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit | marriage proposal | orphan | wedding | fight | 

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Taglines:

...but the devil invented Brigitte Bardot!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French English

Release Date:

21 October 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

...And God Created Woman

Filming Locations:

Cimetière marin, Saint-Tropez, Var, France.

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,000,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cocinor, Iéna Productions, Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is generally credited with making St. Tropez a fashionable resort.

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Quotes

Juliete Hardy: That's my favorite song!
Antoine Tardieu: It's the first time I ever heard it.
Juliete Hardy: Me too.

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Connections

Featured in Swedish Beauty (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Dis-moi quelque chose de gentil"
Music by Paul Misraki
Lyrics by André Hornez
Performed by Solange Berry
Courtesy of Disques VERSAILLES
(played on the jukebox)

User Reviews

Bardot is beautiful--the script sure isn't

AND GOD CREATED WOMAN made quite a stir when it was released in America in the 1950s. For its time, it was very sexy and shocking. Unfortunately, the film does not age well--and today is rather tedious and forgettable. My how times have changed.

This film became famous for two reasons--and they're right above Bardot's bellybutton. She plays a bit of a bimbo and this movie is extremely sensual--for that it earns some points. But the script?! Yech!! The plot is rather silly and contrived at times, but completely gives way to silliness at the end. The end is so dumb and ridiculous that it strains my brain to think how they could have created such a stupid ending. My recommendation is to watch this more for curiosity sake than because it is a good film or because you are such a French film buff you MUST see it. FYI--the sequel (made with Rebecca DeMornay) is even stupider. While the plots have SOME similarities, they are quite different.