What happened when Françoise Sagan met Brigitte Bardot in 1976
The legendary novelist interviewed the famouse French actor for the Observer – their conversation was not what you might have guessed
August 2023
Brigitte Bardot: ‘I don’t understand why the whole world is still talking about me’
The French film star has spoken of her frustration at her lasting fame, but has agreed to a drama series about her life
July 2023
Jane Birkin: a tremendous screen presence with a gift for creative collaboration
Peter Bradshaw
Birkin made a sensational impact in Blow-Up, and went on to become a classy performer for a number of major French directors – notably Godard and Agnès Varda
Following the announcement that the late French icon’s home, Rue de Verneuil, will finally open to the public, we chart his 20 best performances
September 2022
Jean-Luc Godard: a genius who tore up rule book without troubling to read it
Peter Bradshaw
Godard was the inspired maverick of the French New Wave, the Lennon to Truffaut’s McCartney, and kept his radical imagination to the very end
May 2022
Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones and Kate Bush: the multimillion-pound deal that could turn them into 3D works of art
Classic images and unpublished shots by photographer Gered Mankowitz join treasure trove of pictures set for radical image makeover
November 2020
French broadcaster apologises after wrongly killing off Queen and Pelé
Why can’t male ‘intellectuals’ leave Emily Ratajkowski’s breasts alone?
Arwa Mahdawi
July 2020
Sinatra swinging, Hepburn swimming: Terry O’Neill’s most celebrated images – in pictures
The first retrospective show since the death of the celebrated photographer is full of striking shots of performers at their most outrageous
May 2020
Michel Piccoli - a life in pictures
The prolific actor Michel Piccoli acted in dozens of films for virtually every major French director across seven decades, including Godard, Malle and Rivette; here are some of the highlights
August 2019
Sportsman who bit head off live chicken faces legal action
Brigitte Bardot foundation says video of Basque pelota player Bixente Larralde is sickening
July 2019
Sunbathing topless should be a pleasure we can all enjoy
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
It’s sad that younger women are covering up on the beach for fear of harassment, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
February 2019
'I know what it feels like to be hunted': Brigitte Bardot on life in the spotlight
Actor reflects on her despair at human nature and how animals have brought her peace
July 2018
How to look French – even if you’re not
The classic archetype has been remixed for the Instagram era – with lace, wicker baskets and cornflowers rather than smoky eyes and smouldering Gauloises
January 2018
Germaine Greer, #MeToo is your legacy
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
#MeToo’s origins lie in our mothers’ and grandmothers’ feminism, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Names in the news
Sick to death of hearing Brigitte Bardot’s bigoted views? Me too
Rebecca Nicholson
The former screen siren’s thoughts on harassment in Hollywood are of no interest to anyone
Brigitte Bardot: sexual harassment protesters are 'hypocritical' and 'ridiculous'
Bardot is second French film star after Catherine Deneuve to lambast women involved in campaigns such as #MeToo and its French equivalent
November 2017
French cinephiles left fuming over call to stub out on-screen smoking
Injecting morality into films is ‘like pouring cola into a Château Lafite’, one critic of idea declares
August 2017
Frozen in time
Frozen in Time: Brigitte Bardot on set in Mexico, February 1965
Bardot sits down to soup with director Louis Malle and the cast of Viva Maria!
May 2017
JFK, Bardot and Sid Vicious … 70 years of Camera Press stars
The British company is celebrating its platinum anniversary with a big London show. Here is a taste of what to expect – from Raquel Welch dancing to Clint Eastwood skateboarding through traffic
