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Although the movie’s sensuality wouldn’t raise an eyebrow nowadays, it’s easy to gaze how audiences from the 50’s would have been affected by Brigitte Bardot’s sensuous execute and how this movie revolutionized the foreign film market. A true delight to observe, wild-child Brigitte teases with her bouncy glide and her tight sweaters. And, yes, she can even act! In the role of Juliette, an incredibly sparkling orphaned young woman living in a seaside village, Brigitte keeps the glorious balance between the constant flirt (who’s misunderstood as being the loosest girl in town) and the woman who yearns to have a “normal” married life despite her attraction to her brother-in-law. Contrary to accepted view and despite Juliette’s regrettable infidelity, there’s really no sex in this movie, unless you reflect a one-time tush shot to be overly sexual. The DVD booklet mentions how some audiences originally misperceived this film’s sexuality to be so brave that rampant gossip soon generated complaints about scenes that weren’t even in the movie! The cinematography is breathtaking, with the Riviera beckoning you to recede there…or at least visit for an extended period of time. The only aspect of the movie that is dated and very mighty out-of-sync with new times is the attitude that men are pleasurable to women and that, with advantageous discipline and control, women can be kept in line and “forced” to appreciate their husbands.
The Criterion edition is, as always, extraordinary. With director Vadim’s approval prior to his passing away, the movie was restored to its new uncut version in a glorious widescreen format. The digital tranfer is impressive and one of the extras on the disc illustrates the clean-up process and provides before-and-after comparisons. The colors are now audacious and vibrant, and the print is crisp and certain. Expedient restoration and clean-up! The modern US theatrical trailer is included and is hilarious as it makes the movie seem so cheap, sleazy and lurid.
Now here comes the downer: this movie deserves better English subtitles and infinitely better English dubbing. If you’re trying to learn French, you don’t want to do it with these subtitles. I found them to be quite erroneous during a few scenes and, with no rapid-fire dialog in this film to clarify it, not as stout as they should have been. These inaccuracies don’t detract from the tale as a whole, but given that this is a Criterion release, I feel more attention should have been paid to this aspect of the film. As far as the dubbing is concerned, don’t even bother. After a microscopic or so of listening to the dubbed version, it’s apparent why the dubbed feature isn’t listed on the DVD case. The actors’ readings are flat and dull. Criterion has proved repeatedly they can do noteworthy better than that, so what happened here?
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I aloof give the movie itself 5 stars for it is an appealing time capsule into 50’s psychology, and it’s a obliging chronicle as well. And how can you not give 5 stars to Brigitte Bardot! I did subtract one star for the quite bad subtitles. Unexcited, for around $20, you can score a fun romp with Brigitte in the Riviera of the 1950’s. Sounds marvelous to me. Worth owning.
After having seen so many movies during the last 25 years, I’m beginning to understand two or three things about cinema. For example, it’s impossible to profess a passion for cinema if the movies you watch are only masterpieces. Beget me or not, but I’m not able to gawk three Fellini or Bergman’s movies in a row without feeling a bit bored. I MUST frigid down and refresh my neurones by watching a poor sci-fi movie or a John Wayne movie of the 50’s ( he starred in a lot of very cheap films…) .
Director Roger Vadim’s AND GOD CREATED WOMAN is, in my concept, one of these movies you cannot neglect if you truly savor cinema. Not because Roger Vadim is an unknown genius but because of the actress who plays the main character : Brigitte Bardot. You simply have to occupy one of her movies in your library and since only three or four movies starring BB have passed with success the test of time, AND GOD CREATED WOMAN could be your first choice.
But remember that Roger Vadim was not Billy Wilder and that the french Marilyn Monroe had to count solely on her sex-appeal to attract the audience. And it level-headed works. Brigitte Bardot shot a lot of unpleasant movies, she was not, in my concept, a noble actress but she ignited the camouflage. She was a staunch Star. And I’m not ashamed to have this DVD in my library.
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The copy presented by Criterion is simply perfect, a trailer and a restoration demonstration as bonus features, the choice between the standard and the widescreen version, and english subtitles.
A BB DVD.
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