Bardot

Using archival footage together with unique testimonies and reconstructed scenes, Bardot offers an in-depth portrait of Brigitte Bardot, the international icon, the star harassed by the press, the committed activist who abandoned cinema, the former star, isolated, who flirted with extremist ideas and lost sense of the freedom she had defended for so many years.

Loved too much or loved poorly, she moved through the spotlight before retreating to La Madrague, escaping public scrutiny and scandals. In this documentary, she reflects on the many contrasts of her life: her meteoric rise, her status as a feminine icon, and her sometimes radical statements, for which she was found guilty, in her fight for animal rights. Despite some less likeable aspects of her personality, Bardot redefined the image of women and anticipated ecological battles that remain more relevant than ever today.