Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The seduction is easy, she tells him, it's destruction that takes planning. We watch her with an upright elected official, a wealthy boor, and a folk singer. She describes herself as a spider. Her friend Léporella tries to be Jeanne's conscience. What does Jeanne want?
Acting
Bardot's final film role—she's magnetic, bored, and terrifying.
Costume
Wardrobe screams wealthy spider who only wears white.
Direction
Vadim's camera worships Bardot one last time.
Director
Roger Vadim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Brigitte Bardot's final film before retiring completely from acting at age 39 to dedicate herself to animal rights activism.
Vadim and Bardot had already divorced twice before this collaboration, making their creative reunion here feel like its own strange seduction-destruction cycle.
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