En 1958, 24-year-old BB is at the height of her fame and beauty. Two years earlier, Vadim’s film And God created the woman had made her the absolute, universal and eternal symbol of the liberated woman, assuming her beauty and explosive sexuality. Review Cinemonde then sums up Brigitte perfectly: “Sex appeal is Marlene Dietrich, glamor is Ava Gardner, the oomph, it’s Jane Russell, the t’ça, it’s Suzy Delair, the pep, c ‘is Marilyn Monroe. Brigitte Bardot mixes all these explosive ingredients, adds a touch of personal fantasy, she will be the pschitt. “
Despite her defenses, Brigitte Bardot has become the luminous object of desire for all the males on the planet. In particular from the director Philippe Châtel who had the idea of offering it as a gift to all French people, on New Year’s Eve 1958. And to highlight this dream body, nothing better than dancing. Brigitte agrees to put on her slippers and put on her pink tutu, abandoned eight years earlier, to play an excerpt from Sylvia accompanied by Michel Renault, principal dancer of the Paris Opera.
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The most beautiful body on the planet
It’s beautiful, it’s graceful, but it’s… boring! Fortunately, Brigitte accepted a second more ole ole dance: flamenco. Choreographer Lélé de Triana is called upon to create the choreography and dancer Luis Diaz to accompany the actress. The sculptural BB launches into a frenzied flamenco. Even if the purists certainly found fault with the performance, we were all proud to be French that day. And 63 years later, this TV moment still enchants us.
After seeing the program, General de Gaulle would have said to his entourage: “This young person has a simplicity of good quality. “
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