Line #22 Film/AndGodCreatedWoman


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3	''And God Created Woman'' (original title: ''Et Dieu Crea La Femme'') is a 1956 French film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Creator/BrigitteBardot. This was Bardot's StarMakingRole, though it wasn't her first film by a long shot.
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5	The plot concerns Juliette Hardy (Bardot), a rather irresponsible 18-year-old girl living with foster parents in Saint Tropez. She is very popular amongst the male populace of the town, including wealthy businessman Eric Carradine (Creator/CurdJurgens). But the one she falls in love with is Antoine Tardieu (Christian Marquand), who treats her like dirt. When her foster parents threaten to send her back to the orphanage, she accepts the marriage proposal from Antoine's nicer, younger brother Michel (Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant). While Juliette is getting used to married life, Antoine moves back into the house and drama ensues.
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7	Director Roger Vadim made another movie called ''Film/{{And God Created Woman\|1988}}'' in 1988, but otherwise its content has nothing to do with this one.
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9	!!Provides examples of:
10	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Juliette pines for Antoine despite the fact that he only wants to sleep with her and regards her as a slut that's not good for anything else. Even after marrying the kinder Michel, she still wants Antoine, and only definitively turns her affections to Michel after he "disciplines" her for cheating on him at the end.
11	* AngryDance: Juliette's mambo near the end of the movie.
12	* BarefootLoon: Juliette; her penchant for going barefoot illustrates her free spirit and disregard for social conventions.
13	* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Juliette goes to a dance with Antoine early in the film. When she goes to the bathroom, she overhears him saying that her kind is only for one-night stands.
14	* ChekhovsGun: A literal one. Juliette plays with a gun in Antoine's office. Later, this gun is used by Michel to force Antoine to let him go and finally to try to kill Juliette.
15	* CuckoldHorns: When Juliette and Michel are walking home after their wedding, a man sitting on a boat mocks Michel by sing-songing to him ''"The husband wears horns"'', since everyone is expecting Juliette to be unfaithful and thusly Michel is considered a fool for marrying her.
16	* DeathByWomanScorned: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. Michel wants to kill Juliette after she cheated on him with Antoine, [[spoiler:but Carradine prevents him from shooting at her.]]
17	* DirtyOldMan: Juliette's foster father watches her while she's sunbathing naked. When his wife catches him, she calls him a dirty old man.
18	* DrowningMySorrows: After her affair with Antoine is exposed, Juliette orders drinks after drinks in a bar.
19	* {{Fanservice}}: Durr. Brigitte Bardot's in it.
20	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Juliette likes animals. In her bedroom, she has a rabbit, a bird and a kitten.
21	* TheHedonist: Juliette.
22	* HonorableMarriageProposal: After Juliette is discarded by Antoine (though they didn't actually have sex) and it is revealed that Juliette will be sent back to the orphanage, his brother Michel takes pity on her and hastily marries her, believing that he can tame her wild ways. (In fairness, Michel was very attracted to Juliette before, but was too shy to ask her out.)
23	* InNameOnly: In the 1980s, Vadim made a film with the same name which is often regarded as a remake of this one, but has next to nothing in common plotwise.
24	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: "Hey, that sort of stuff is rated R." [[note]] In French, roughly "for people over 16". [[/note]] - Christian (Michel's younger brother) about Michel and Juliette making out in the living room.
25	* LoveTriangle: Michel loves Juliette, while she loves Antoine. [[spoiler:Juliette decidedly loves Michel at movie's end, though.]]
26	* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: [[spoiler:Juliette and Antoine have sex on the beach.]]
27	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Carradine about [[spoiler:taking a bullet in the hand.]]
28	* MayDecemberRomance: If Carradine/Juliette had ever turned into something serious, they'd be this trope.
29	* MsFanservice: Juliette, obviously.
30	* MyGirlIsNotASlut: This trope is why Antoine doesn't want a committed relationship with Juliette.
31	* NatureAdoresAVirgin: The boarding school will not accept Juliette unless she gives a certificate of virginity.
32	* NiceGuy: Michel. Four slaps of epiphany notwithstanding.
33	* OperationJealousy: After overhearing that Antoine is just interested in one-night stands with her, she runs to Carradine's boat to make Antoine jealous. On board, she looks by the window after Antoine.
34	* PetTheDog: Juliette has a cute moment at work where she kindly helps a little girl pick up a newspaper, tells her to take it for free and then the two cuddle for a bit. This happens right after Juliette's hostile encounter with a prudish woman and serves to show her soft side and also counters the woman's claims that Juliette is rude and lazy.
35	* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Juliette, who even goes to work barefooted. Her foster mother mentions that one of the customers complained about that.
36	* SettleForSibling: Juliette is in love with Antoine, who does not reciprocates (he goes to Marseille without her). Juliette eventually marries Antoine's brother Michel (in part because that's the only way she can avoid being sent back to the orphanage).
37	* ShootOutTheLock: Antoine tries to convince Michel that Juliette isn't worth it and locks him in with him so he can't go to her. Michel tries to shoot the lock out, but fails. Antoine remarks that [[ThisIsReality it only works in the movies.]]
38	* SiblingTriangle: Juliette marries Michel to escape going back to the orphanage. Michel genuinely loves her and Juliette eventually returns the sentiment, however she's more attracted to his brother Antoine and has an affair with him, even though he feels contempt for her.
39	* SlutShaming: Juliette is constantly criticized and shunned by her community for what they consider to be her loose morals and libertine lifestyle.
40	* SourPrudes: The older, frumpy, buttoned-up woman who suggests Juliette get a certificate of virginity to get into boarding school. Juliette snarkily responds that she didn't know love was an illness and tells the woman she needn't worry about catching it, since she looks like she's already vaccinated against it. The woman looks offended and leaves without another word.
41	* TrophyWife: What Carradine wants to make of Juliette.
42	* VaporWear: Juliette. For example, at the beginning of the movie, she's sunbathing naked; then she puts on a dress and goes to work. She doesn't even wear a bra under her wedding dress.

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