Table of Contents

Introduction; A Young Girl Named Bardot; The Rise of a Starlet; The Ultimate Child-Woman; And God Created Woman; Popular Film Star; Bardomania; New Wave Star; Icon of the 1960s; Legacy.

About the Author

Ginette Vincendeau is a Professor of Film Studies at King's College, London and a regular contributor to Sight & Sound magazine. She has written a biography of director Jean-Pierre Melville and edited The Encylopedia of European Cinema.She lives in Central London.