The glittering diamond of the French Riviera, St. Tropez, honored one of its most famous residents by screening Et Dieu crea la femme, the 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot, now 90, into a megastar.
The tribute to Bardot on her birthday on September 28 was "simple, Saint-Tropez-style, just the way she is," Mayor Sylvie Siri said.
The screening of the film is "a cry from the heart of the people of Saint-Tropez, who are here to show how much they appreciate her attachment to the Mediterranean village," she added.
Bardot did not attend the screening. However, the star has emphasized that she is "very happy" about the honor given to her.
Bardot's 90th anniversary was also honored with outdoor photo exhibitions and two portraits placed on the Saint Tropez lighthouse.
"And God Created Woman" was directed by Bardot's then-husband Roger Vadim. It was filmed on Pampelonne Beach in the village of Ramatouelle next to Saint-Tropez, as well as in Saint-Tropez itself.
The work marked the beginning of the transformation of the small fishing village into a world-famous tourist destination.
In 1958, Bardot moved to Saint-Tropez, where he bought an estate on the outskirts of the city - La Madrague.
Although she still lives there, she has not appeared in public for several years.
In 1973, Bardot gave up cinema and turned to the fight for animal rights.
The foundation, which she founded in her name in 1986, today employs 300 people. They fight against hunting, euthanasia and human consumption of horsemeat. | BGNES, AFP
