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90 years of Brigitte Bardot: a Saint-Tropez icon
At 90, French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot lives in her house La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, in the Var, surrounded by her animals.
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At 90, French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot lives in her house La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, in the Var, surrounded by her animals.
On the port of Saint-Tropez (Var), the mischievous face of Brigitte Bardot is displayed in large scale, with a 10 meter high portrait to celebrate the 90th birthday of the bohemian icon. “I love French cinema and I think she’s an essential actress”assures a tourist. As a little girl, Brigitte Bardot spent her vacations in Saint-Tropez with her family, but it was in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) that France discovered her.
At 16, the actress took her first steps on the Croisette. Her face and mischievous attitude attract photographers. Brigitte Bardot becomes the charming asset of French cinema. She buys La Madrague in Saint-Tropez and the peaceful village becomes the capital of the jet-set, everything she hates. His villa becomes his refuge, but remains a tourist attraction. Brigitte Bardot still lives in Saint-Tropez, surrounded by her animals, the fight to which she devoted most of her life.
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