Overview
- The feature-length film, titled Bardot, opened in French cinemas on Dec. 3 and is narrated by Bardot, who makes a brief on-screen appearance.
- Directed by Alain Berliner and Elora Thévenet, the documentary recounts her rise to fame and the mental toll of stardom, including multiple suicide attempts she says she survived thanks to a “miracle.”
- In the film she says she still wakes sad each morning and expresses a wish to be remembered for respect toward animals rather than for celebrity.
- Her office said in October that she underwent minor surgery and recovered at home after reports of a hospitalization, and she later denied false online claims that she had died.
- The filmmakers say a portion of box-office receipts will go to La Fondation Brigitte Bardot, her animal rescue charity.