Bardot: Two Lives

by Jeffrey Robinson

Though she retired from the screen in the early 1970s, Brigitte Bardot remains an enormously popular sex symbol. Her image continues to be mimicked and recycled almost as often as Bardot herself continues to be hounded. Jeffrey Robinson sees Bardot's life as a story about the enormous cost of fame. He follows her as she rockets to stardom in her teens and ever after consumes the attention of the merciless media while making films, championing humanitarian causes, and bedding lovers.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Film

454 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 25, 1994

Reviews

[Steven Godin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent bio of Bardot. Absorbing, moving, and shocking.

[Gabrielle Blin ( book reviewer) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une biographie intéressante, je connaissais peu la carrière de Brigitte Bardot, uniquement son investissement pour les animaux.Ce n’est pas une personnalité que j’aime particulièrement ( j’admire énormément ce qu’elle fait pour les animaux cependant) car j’ai du mal avec certaines de ses idées et propos mais cela reste un livre à découvrir et de plus facile à lire, fluide si vous aimez les biographies

[Circa Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeffrey Robinson reeled me into Bardot's life story effectively from the very first page without me being a fan of her prior, so his entertaining, strategic narrative voice deserves as much credit as the unique nature of Bardot herself. Bridgette Bardot was and is a timeless icon of beauty and glamour rivaling that of Marilyn Monroe, but she also had to suffer the unforeseen consequences and burden of such a position for the rest of her life and in ways that really surprised and intrigued me. This led to many unpleasant and less than charming personality deficiencies based on competing self-importance/ego with self-loathing, but she ultimately took control of her fate and used her immense fame to improve the condition of animals around the world and left a legacy of love. Overall, a very redemptive biography.

[Gus · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the first books I read this corona lock down, and it was a marvellous, informative and interesting perspective on a complex icon. I will say sometimes it's a touch dense! : ]

[Frazer Caird · Rating 4 out of 5]

She was/is definitely a bit of a character, that's for sure. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the first of her 'two lives' is the more interesting, as its hard not to be drawn in by the 50's/60's glamour of an international sex symbol and actress, especially one as insatiable as Bardot. Her 'second life' pales somewhat in comparison to this - its impossible not to - yet her dedication to the animal kingdom is genuine and certainly worth knowing about. Overall, a very good - if admittedly biased - biography, with some great pictures. Va-va-voom.

[Rod Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

What was she really like?

I would have loved to have met her but this book explains clearly, that maybe this would not have been such a great idea. The difference between a fans worship and reality should not be tested.
The book is wonderful, beautifully written and researched, and is probably the nearest any of us will get to meeting ‘our’ sadly late, Brigitte.

[Huguette Larochelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a good read. love it .
she is a great lady with a big heart for animals .
the photography are a pest in France ,

[Elizabeth Tumasz · Rating 5 out of 5]

an original

Luv Bridget and her animal crusades. She saw though her earlier fake life and made a difference in the world for animal awareness