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BB, icon, sex kitten, the blonde who dispelled the french defeat with her wilful soul magic. The renaissance princess of her day, sprinkling glitter on the avant garde. A model, the Kate and Naomi, made records with Serge, her jewish auteur, films with Jean Luc Goddard and was on a Saturday night special. She was more than beauty; sensuous, intelligent and wilfull.The DVD marks a 60's progression as she blooms throughout the decade.
Latterly her shadow is tainted. If only BB had risen beyond tawdry politics but than again as this document shows she was also somewhat tortured. Interestingly Brigitte comes alive when listening to gypsy singers hypnotising her with their guitars as detailed in this package. It appears she wanted to escape from the beginning.
The first half of this DVD is black and white standard Saturday night TV special and it is firmly rooted in the era. It finally kicks off in 1968, when the technicolour restrictions on life were being lifted by students throwing rocks at the police.
Remarkable collaborations sprang up with Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she had an affair, finally allows her to spread her petals beyond kitsch. Serge, the son of Russian Jewish parents, a charismatic situationist provocateur, enticed Bardot into "Je T'aime" complete with orgasmic lyrics, unfortunately not on this collection but some of the other mutual offspring are on offer.
Brigitte's opus is singing bright and breathless songs about the joie de vivre. The 60's were a time of sunshine, sun kissed beaches and beautiful women displaying the new unfolding revolution. A whirl away from Black uniforms of the 1940's just a stones throw away in the past. Then after they disappeared it was retribution time coupled with austerity. Brigitte epitomised the spring thaw, although privatley she hit the rungs of despair. This DVD portrays her in the glory days, dressed to thrill in thigh boots astride a Harley. Freedom unfurls in the machine gun twirl of Bonnie and Clyde; sexual allure on the open road signalled another revolution, influencing Beatty and Dunaway as Hollywood woke from its own torpor.
It is worth the entrance fee, but remember this is the 60's. Naive charm, wooden poses with some latent sexual frission. It is not the hardcore in your face squirms of a lap dancing squiggle that emanates within contemparary culture.
Latterly her shadow is tainted. If only BB had risen beyond tawdry politics but than again as this document shows she was also somewhat tortured. Interestingly Brigitte comes alive when listening to gypsy singers hypnotising her with their guitars as detailed in this package. It appears she wanted to escape from the beginning.
The first half of this DVD is black and white standard Saturday night TV special and it is firmly rooted in the era. It finally kicks off in 1968, when the technicolour restrictions on life were being lifted by students throwing rocks at the police.
Remarkable collaborations sprang up with Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she had an affair, finally allows her to spread her petals beyond kitsch. Serge, the son of Russian Jewish parents, a charismatic situationist provocateur, enticed Bardot into "Je T'aime" complete with orgasmic lyrics, unfortunately not on this collection but some of the other mutual offspring are on offer.
Brigitte's opus is singing bright and breathless songs about the joie de vivre. The 60's were a time of sunshine, sun kissed beaches and beautiful women displaying the new unfolding revolution. A whirl away from Black uniforms of the 1940's just a stones throw away in the past. Then after they disappeared it was retribution time coupled with austerity. Brigitte epitomised the spring thaw, although privatley she hit the rungs of despair. This DVD portrays her in the glory days, dressed to thrill in thigh boots astride a Harley. Freedom unfurls in the machine gun twirl of Bonnie and Clyde; sexual allure on the open road signalled another revolution, influencing Beatty and Dunaway as Hollywood woke from its own torpor.
It is worth the entrance fee, but remember this is the 60's. Naive charm, wooden poses with some latent sexual frission. It is not the hardcore in your face squirms of a lap dancing squiggle that emanates within contemparary culture.
Format:DVD
This is an interesting testament to the largely ignored musical career of BB . It seems to me that if she had sung her songs in English she would have become an international popstar , as well as movie star ; these days Bardots songs pop up in unexpected places , such as 'Moi Je Joue' being used on the Renault advert . This could be regarded as proof of their charm .
What a lot of people outside of France probably never realise is that Bardot was (and probably still is) a very 'musical spirit ' who sang better than many of our current big-name pop-stars . The other thing that is not widely acknowledged about Bardot is how deeply influential she was on the world around her ; in some respects she virtually invented the 'Sixties '.
It has to be said that the colour film used at the time of filming of the middle section of this DVD was not of high quality ;the colours are garish and unflattering to Bardot ; in my opinion the middle section is better viewed in black and white ( i.e ; with the 'colour control' on your tv reduced to zero ).
The videos themselves though indicate to me how many Artists were taking Bardot seriously as a musical and stylistic force at the time and subsequently . One example of this is 'Harley Davidson' in which Bardot's performance looks like the source that Bowie stole his 'Ziggy' look from . Other examples are the video in which Bardot is filmed in both 'full face and profile', 'Ce N'est Pas Vrai' , which looks like a template for the later Abba videos , and 'Contact' which looks like a precursor to Hazel O'Connor's 'robot suit' in the movie 'Breaking Glass' (and also , in musical terms, a 'prototype' of 'electropop'). Listening to the also highly recommended slightly different 'CD version' of this collection it is also possible to hear elements of her music that were possibly influential upon the early Velvet Underground records.
Needless to say 'Je Taime' became an 'musical icon' of the permissive sixties , but how many realise that it was orginally recorded by Bardot , and then virtually identically remade with a different female vocalist and became, in this new form,a huge international hit ?
In summary , to see the videos buy this ; to hear the songs at their best get the C.D ; or do what I did and buy both (!) .
Vive la France , Vive la Liberte and Vive Bardot !
What a lot of people outside of France probably never realise is that Bardot was (and probably still is) a very 'musical spirit ' who sang better than many of our current big-name pop-stars . The other thing that is not widely acknowledged about Bardot is how deeply influential she was on the world around her ; in some respects she virtually invented the 'Sixties '.
It has to be said that the colour film used at the time of filming of the middle section of this DVD was not of high quality ;the colours are garish and unflattering to Bardot ; in my opinion the middle section is better viewed in black and white ( i.e ; with the 'colour control' on your tv reduced to zero ).
The videos themselves though indicate to me how many Artists were taking Bardot seriously as a musical and stylistic force at the time and subsequently . One example of this is 'Harley Davidson' in which Bardot's performance looks like the source that Bowie stole his 'Ziggy' look from . Other examples are the video in which Bardot is filmed in both 'full face and profile', 'Ce N'est Pas Vrai' , which looks like a template for the later Abba videos , and 'Contact' which looks like a precursor to Hazel O'Connor's 'robot suit' in the movie 'Breaking Glass' (and also , in musical terms, a 'prototype' of 'electropop'). Listening to the also highly recommended slightly different 'CD version' of this collection it is also possible to hear elements of her music that were possibly influential upon the early Velvet Underground records.
Needless to say 'Je Taime' became an 'musical icon' of the permissive sixties , but how many realise that it was orginally recorded by Bardot , and then virtually identically remade with a different female vocalist and became, in this new form,a huge international hit ?
In summary , to see the videos buy this ; to hear the songs at their best get the C.D ; or do what I did and buy both (!) .
Vive la France , Vive la Liberte and Vive Bardot !
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
BARDOT, BRIGITTE : Divine B.B.
16 Jun 2004
Format:DVD
A magnificent collection of Brigitte Bardot video-clips from the 60's and 70's. Most of Bardot's French TV shows are on this DVD, except for some other great appearances that she did for French TV, such as "La fille de paille" (1969) and "Vous ma Lady" (duo with Laurent Vergez, 1973).
This DVD has good quality picture, although the colors are a bit on the faded side. The menu is done very simply and there is not much work put into it. This is a great piece on the art of French seduction; each song has Bardot in different outfits and parading through many scenes portraying the "free spirit" of the women of the 60's, among whom Bardot was a pioneer and trend-setter. If you watch the 1968 Bardot Show on this DVD, you can see that her look is exactly the same as you see in fashion magazines and TV today. Bardot was definitely "the real thing" - she was gorgeous, free, careless, authentic, anti-star, natural, divine and unique. Anything else coming out of Hollywood in the past 30 years has been merely a poor imitation of Brigitte Bardot.....I highly recommend this DVD for Bardot fans and for anybody who is interested in getting to know the sexiest woman of the last 100 years...VIVA LA BARDOT!!!
Antonio Saavedra, CANADA
This DVD has good quality picture, although the colors are a bit on the faded side. The menu is done very simply and there is not much work put into it. This is a great piece on the art of French seduction; each song has Bardot in different outfits and parading through many scenes portraying the "free spirit" of the women of the 60's, among whom Bardot was a pioneer and trend-setter. If you watch the 1968 Bardot Show on this DVD, you can see that her look is exactly the same as you see in fashion magazines and TV today. Bardot was definitely "the real thing" - she was gorgeous, free, careless, authentic, anti-star, natural, divine and unique. Anything else coming out of Hollywood in the past 30 years has been merely a poor imitation of Brigitte Bardot.....I highly recommend this DVD for Bardot fans and for anybody who is interested in getting to know the sexiest woman of the last 100 years...VIVA LA BARDOT!!!
Antonio Saavedra, CANADA
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
The best DVD I own at the moment!!!!!!!!!
2 July 2004
Format:DVD
This is a great document on sixties french pop. It features Brigitte Bardot on her TV music specials from 1961, 1963 & 1968. The whole dvd is music videos!!! The best footage is from the Brigitte Bardot Show in 1968 on her duets with Serge Gainsbourg on Comic Strip and Bonnie and Clyde. It also has the making of the '68 show. Brigitte is soooo sexy! Very essential!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Awesome collection of Brigitte Bardot's music videos!
3 July 2004
Format:DVD
I bought this disc from Amazon France several months back. This fantastic collection of music videos is a must for any Brigitte Bardot fan. Highly recommended. I especially love the videos from the 1968 French TV special, Brigitte Bardot Show.
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