And God Created Woman (1956 film)

And God Created Woman
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roger Vadim
Produced by	Claude Ganz Raoul Lévy
Written by	Roger Vadim Raoul Lévy
Starring	Brigitte Bardot Curd Jürgens Jean-Louis Trintignant
Music by	Paul Misraki
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Victoria Mercanton
Distributed by	Éditions René Chateau Kingsley International Pictures (US)Criterion Collection (DVD)
Release date	France: 28 November 1956 United States 21 October 1957
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$300,000 (est.)
Box office	$4 million (US) 3,919,059 admissions (France)

And God Created Woman (French: Et Dieu… créa la femme) (1956) is a French drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Brigitte Bardot. Though not her first film, it is widely recognized as the vehicle that launched Bardot into the public spotlight and immediately created her "sex kitten" persona, making her an overnight sensation.

When the film was released in the United States by distributor Kingsley-International Pictures in 1957, it pushed the boundaries of the representation of sexuality in American cinema, and most available prints of the film were heavily edited to conform with the prevailing censorial standards of 1957.

An English-language remake of the film was directed by Vadim and released in 1988.

Juliette (Brigitte Bardot) is an 18-year-old orphan with a high level of sexual energy. She makes no effort to restrain her natural sensuality – lying nude in her yard, habitually kicking her shoes off and walking around barefoot, and disregarding many societal restraints and the opinions of others. These factors cause a stir and attract the attentions of most of the men around her.

Her first suitor is the much older and wealthy Eric Carradine (Curd Jürgens). He wants to build a new casino in town, but his plans are blocked by a small shipyard on the stretch of land which he needs for the development; the shipyard is owned by the Tardieu family.

Antoine, the eldest Tardieu son (Christian Marquand), returns home for the weekend to discuss the situation and Juliette is waiting for him to take her away with him. His intentions are short-term, and he spurns her by leaving town without her.

Tiring of her antics, Juliette's guardians threaten to send her back to the orphanage. To keep her in town, Carradine pleads with Antoine to marry her, which he laughs off, but his naive younger brother Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), secretly in love with Juliette, rises to the challenge and proposes. Despite being in love with his older brother, she accepts.