Vadim, one of the so-called New Wave of French directors, was a sensation with his 1956 film And God Created Woman, both for the movie itself and because he married its teenage star, Brigitte Bardot. Vadim's films were perhaps not great cinema, but they had shock value at the time, challenging established mores and running afoul of the morality police. His marriage with Bardot didn't last, and he spent the second half of his life linked to some of the most beautiful women in the world.
Passage: Roger Vadim, 72
Vadim, one of the so-called New Wave of French directors, was a sensation with his 1956 film And God Created Woman, both for the movie itself and because he married its teenage star, Brigitte Bardot. Vadim's films were perhaps not great cinema, but they had shock value at the time, challenging established mores and running afoul of the morality police. His marriage with Bardot didn't last, and he spent the second half of his life linked to some of the most beautiful women in the world.
