Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Roger Vadim (writer) and
Raoul Lévy (writer)

Release Date:

21 octobre 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

...but the devil invented Brigitte Bardot!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Marriage Proposal | Orphan | France | Saint Tropez

Avis des utilisateurs:

The Voice Matters

Ensemble

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)
Georges Poujouly	...	Christian Tardieu
Christian Marquand	...	Antoine Tardieu
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Raoul Lévy	...	Un joueur (uncredited)
Roger Vadim	...	Un ami d'Antoine (uncredited)
Claude Véga	...	Roger (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Roger Vadim		(as R. Vadim)

Scénaristes
Roger Vadim		(writer) (as R. Vadim) and
Raoul Lévy		(writer) (as R. Lévy)

Produit par
Claude Ganz	....	assistant producer
Raoul Lévy	....	producer (as Raoul J. Lévy)

Musique originale
Paul Misraki

Image
Armand Thirard

Montage
Victoria Mercanton

Création des décors
Jean André

Maquillage
Hagop Arakelian	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Bernardi	....	unit manager: exteriors
Michel Choquet	....	production manager
Jacqueline Leroux-Cabuis	....	production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Pierre Boursaus	....	assistant director
Paul Feyder	....	assistant director

Art Department
Jean Forestier	....	assistant decorator
Georges Petitot	....	assistant decorator

Technicien du son
Pierre-Louis Calvet	....	sound
Maurice Dagonneau	....	assistant sound
Georges Vaglio	....	assistant sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Champion	....	assistant camera
Robert Florent	....	assistant camera
Mirkine	....	still photographer (as Léo Mirkine)
Louis Née	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Suzanne Cabon	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Marc Lanjean	....	musical director

Divers
Suzanne Durrenberger	....	script supervisor
Mai Harris	....	subtitler: English (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cocinor
• Iéna Productions
• Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)

Distributors

• TF1 Vidéo (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Éditions René Chateau (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (????) (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (????) (Korea) (VHS)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Cocinor (1956) (France) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (2000) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Kingsley-International Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Westlake Entertainment Group (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Éditions René Chateau (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s):

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

Durée:

95 min | USA:90 min

Pays:

France | Italy

Langue:

Français | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

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)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

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

Company:

Cocinor

Anecdotes:

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.

Guillemet:

[Juliette is sunbathing in the nude]
Eric Carradine: Ah! The Garden of Eden in Saint-Tropez!
Juliete Hardy: Monsieur Carradine! And I suppose you are the Devil?
Eric Carradine: Perhaps so. I've brought the apple anyway.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

Soundtrack:

Mon coeur éclate

The Voice Matters

Sexuality is a mysterious creature at times, determined by many different elements: the physical appearance of a person, the way their body moves, their attitude towards life, the way they express their emotions, their creativity, the subtle fragrance they give off, the way they talk, and sometimes an x-factor that can't be defined. What strikes me about Bardot's powerful sexuality is that cinema really hadn't seen anything like it before she came around. The closest example I can think of in American film might be Lauren Bacall in "To Have and Have Not," but even that misses the mark. Bardot was not only a beautiful woman but she had a fun, mischievous and freedom-loving spirit and a fiery mind lurking around behind her sometimes poorly written characters, and these things make her even more attractive. Plus, she had a great voice. Which is why I was stunned to see a trailer for _Et Dieu... créa la femme_ dubbed into English at the end of the subtitled version. The woman doing Bardot's voice sounded awful, and so much of Brigitte's sexuality was lost. Imagine Bacall telling Bogie "You know how to whistle, don't you Steve?" in a squeaky, high-pitched voice. Would she be as sexy? I don't think so. Yet people watching the dubbed version of this film are getting something similar.

As far as the film itself goes, most everything has already been said in other comments. Bardot does a great job as Juliette - who else could have done the role so well? - and Jurgens was quite good as Eric Carradine. The setting is luscious and fits perfectly with Bardot's character and the overall mood of the tale. The music is excellent, from the title sequence at the beginning through the dance scene at the end. The story can be cliched at times and there are definitely machista elements. But it's not a bad story either, with good tension created between the brothers. The fight sequences, as someone else mentioned, are laughable and poorly done. But it doesn't really matter. It's Bardot's show all the way - from her nude Cinemascope sunbathing shot that opens the film, with the witty dialog between her and Jurgens, to her erotic dance that serves as the climax of the story. Along the way we get several nice scenes that show her broader persona, including the one where she sets the bird and rabbit free in the field, and the scene in the bookstore with the woman from the orphanage.

But, for the sake of Dieu, don't see this movie dubbed.