Brigitte Bardot celebrated her 90th birthday, “very happy” with the tribute paid to her by Saint Tropez

A screening of the film that made her famous, outdoor photo exhibitions and even a lighthouse bearing her image… Saint Tropez, her favorite village, celebrated the world icon of cinema in its own way.

The village of Saint-Tropez, in the Var, celebrated yesterday, Saturday September 28, the 90th birthday of Brigitte Bardot, its most famous administrator, by screening the film And God created womanwhich made the star famous, “very happy” of the tribute paid by his adopted commune.

Ninety years to the day after the birth of Brigitte Bardot in Paris on September 28, 1934, Saint-Tropez wanted to pay tribute “simple and tropezian, just like what she is“, according to Mayor Sylvie Siri.

“This evening, it is the heartfelt cry of the Tropéziens who come to show him all their affection for his lifelong attachment to Saint-Tropez“, underlined the elected official, explaining that Brigitte Bardot, who was not present, had told her that she was “very happy” of this tribute.

Other events, such as outdoor photo exhibitions or the dressing of the Saint-Tropez port lighthouse with two portraits of the star, were organized by the village and are continuing for a few more days, all “validated” by the world cinema icon, according to the mayor.

Initially planned in the open air, this screening in the presence of many residents and visitors had been repatriated to a cinema in the center, on the famous Place des Lices, due to a violent mistral blowing in the gulf.

And God created woman, filmed in 1956 by her first husband, Roger Vadim, on the beach of Pampelonne, in the neighboring town of Ramatuelle, and in Saint-Tropez itself, transformed this small Mediterranean fishing village into a flagship tourism destination, a phenomenon reinforced by the released in 1964 from Gendarme of Saint-Tropez, with Louis de Funès.

Brigitte Bardot moved there in 1958, acquiring an isolated and discreet property, La Madrague, where she still remains today, having not made any public appearance for several years. She even dedicated a famous song to him which begins with these words: On the abandoned beach, shellfish and crustaceans…

After retiring from cinema in 1973 with one last film, The very good and very joyful story of Colinot shirt-case by Nina Companeez, Brigitte Bardot devoted herself to defending the animal cause, creating a foundation in 1986 which today has 300 employees. This fights in particular against hunting, animal shows, slaughter without stunning or even the consumption of horse meat. His eternal fight.