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Helen Of Troy(1956) VHS Lavish swords-and-sandals drama recounting the story of the legendary beauty whose abduction by love-smitten Trojan prince Paris drove their countries to war and culminated in the siege of Troy by Greek warriors hidden inside a huge wooden horse. Rossana Podesta is "the face that launched a thousand ships"; Jack Sernas co-stars with a young Brigitte Bardot. Robert Wise directs; features behind-the-scenes footage. 135 min. total.
Plucking The Daisy [DVD](1956) DVD Paris schoolgirl Brigitte Bardot anonymously pens a steamy best-seller, prompting her father to ship her to a convent. Not even her sheltered new home can keep Bardot out of trouble, as she teases men throughout Europe and eventually turns stripper. Includes the original theatrical trailer. AKA: "Mademoiselle Striptease," "Please, Mr. Balzac." 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers; scene access; filmography.
And God Created Woman [DVD](1957) DVD The original spicy French drama that brought gorgeous Brigitte Bardot to American audiences. Here the beautiful Bardot plays a bored young wife who cavorts with her brother-in-law and a handsome millionaire on the sunny shores of St. Tropez. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Curt Jurgens; Roger Vadim directs. 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer; restoration demonstration; scene access.
The Night Heaven Fell [DVD](1958) DVD Brigitte Bardot is a young woman living in a convent who helps con artist Stephen Boyd elude authorities while she is vacationing in Spain. The two start a steamy relationship, but if Bardot only knew Boyd killed her uncle and seduced her aunt, things would be different. Alida Valli and Cantinflas also star; Roger Vadim directs. 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers; scene access; filmography.
Contempt [DVD](1963) DVD The set for a film version of ``The Odyssey'' becomes a stage for human drama between a novice screenwriter, his beautiful wife, a veteran director and an unscrupulous movie mogul in this work by Jean-Luc Godard. Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli and Fritz Lang star. AKA: "Le Mepris." 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: French Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailer. audio commentary; bonus short.
A Coeur Joie(1967) VHS Everyone's favorite French pastry, the lovely Brigitte Bardot, stars in this farcical tale of marital infidelity and its repercussions. 100 min. In French with English subtitles.
Spirits Of The Dead [DVD](1968) DVD Three top European directors offer their interpretations of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe in this acclaimed anthology. Roger Vadim's "Metzengerstein" stars Jane Fonda and Peter Fonda as cousins involved in an unrequited romantic relationship; Alain Delon searches for his doppelganger in Louis Malle's "William Wilson," co-starring Brigitte Bardot; and a film shoot in Rome leads to a fatal wager for actor Terence Stamp in "Never Bet the Devil Your Head," directed by Federico Fellini. AKA: "Histories Extraordinaires." 121 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; scene access.
The Novices [DVD](1970) DVD Brigitte Bardot stars as a nun who leaves her order in search of fun and adventure. When she meets free-spirited hooker Annie Girardot, the sexy sister begins to learn the ways of the working girl, but a string of hysterically lousy clients forces Bardot to choose between a life of charity and the world's oldest profession. With Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby. 91 min. Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English.
Rum Runners(1971) VHS Set during the Prohibition Era, this adventure stars Lino Ventura and Brigitte Bardot as a smuggler and his film actress girlfriend who encounter U.S. Coast Guard patrols while trying to sneak booze across the Caribbean. Bill Travers, Clive Revill also star. 82 min.
Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were A Woman) [DVD](1973) DVD Brigitte Bardot and ex-husband Roger Vadim reteamed for this sexy, distaff spin on the Don Juan legend. While confessing to her cousin, a priest, Bardot recounts her life story and talks about the many men she seduced and led to their downfall. With Jane Birkin, Mathieu Carriere. AKA: "Ms. Don Juan." 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers; filmography.
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