She is one of our last living legends. After the death in 2021 of Jean-Paul Belmondo, to whom his grandson Victor remains very attached, and after the death, in the summer of 2024, of Alain Delon, to whom the daughter Anouchka had paid a moving tribute during the funeral, There are now very few of them who can bring all generations into agreement. Brigitte Bardot is, of course. The French actress revealed herself to the general public with And God… created woman (1956) by Roger Vadim, before establishing himself in works passed down to posterity, such as The Truth by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1960), the filming of which took place under high tension. This Friday, December 13, 2024, she is starring in the adventure comedy Rum Boulevardbroadcast at 9:05 p.m. on France 5.
Where was filmed Rum Boulevard with Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura?
Released in theaters in October 1971, the film by Robert Enrico, future director of Old rifle (1975) which brings together Romy Schneider and David Niven shortly before their tragic deaths, is led by the sparkling tandem Lino Ventura – Brigitte Bardot. The first, whose daughter has a mental disability, plays an adventurer, smuggling rum into the United States. Until the day his boat is sunk by customs officials. He took refuge in Mexico where, one evening, he attended the screening of The Panther in Loveplayed by the star Linda Larue, to whom Brigitte Bardot lends her features. He immediately falls in love with her. If Rum Boulevard turns out to be as elegant as it is rhythmic and full of humor, the filming of the film was not, however, the easiest, if we are to believe an archive available on the INA website… In a dedicated report to the shots taking place in the Almeria region in Spain before the cameras head to Mexico and the Caribbean, Brigitte Bardot, who came close to death following a clandestine abortion, confides in the reporter . “We're filming on a boat. You have to see coasts where you don't see a village. As there are a lot of things built, we have to leave at 2:30 p.m. at sea and we start filming after 2:30 hours of travel. It's cold, we've had enough, we're seasick. Afterwards, it takes 2.5 hours to get back, which means we return in the evening at 9:30 p.m., in the middle of the night.“
Brigitte Bardot celebrates her 90th birthday in September 2024
Retired from the sets since the 70s, Brigitte Bardot, who celebrated her 90th birthday at the end of September 2024, has been involved in the defense of animals for a long time, and mourned in April 2024 the death of her beloved dog. His aura still remains intact, as proven in the series Bardotbroadcast in 2023 on France 2 then Netflix. A biopic which did not delight the actress. But whatever, a legend remains a legend.
