Vadim seems to have this fixation for opening his films with 'tasteful' scenes of naked chicks. Perhaps only a common trait for 'Barbarella' and 'Et Dieu... créa la femme', I have yet to see more his films.. I don't find any of this misogynistic, but rather empowering. Hard to really pinpoint but I sense Vadim was putting the female form on a pedestal of some sort, all highly radical for its day; this woman cavorting around and embracing her evident sex appeal. Bridget as the free spirited barefoot Juliette and her menagerie of animals.
Having said that all this 'unlady' like behaviour did not fare well with the majority and branded her the town tart. Empowering nonetheless...
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