▁imm oral ▁te en ager ▁in ▁a ▁respect able ▁small - town ▁setting , ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁success , ▁not ▁just ▁in ▁France ▁but ▁also ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁ten ▁most ▁popular ▁films ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁It ▁turned ▁B ard ot ▁into ▁an ▁international ▁star . ▁From ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁she ▁was ▁being ▁ha iled ▁as ▁the ▁" sex ▁k itten ". ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁early ▁career , ▁professional ▁photograph er ▁Sam ▁Lé vin ' s ▁photos ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁B ard ot ' s ▁sens ual ity . ▁One ▁showed ▁B ard ot ▁from ▁behind , ▁dressed ▁in ▁a ▁white ▁cor set . ▁British ▁photograph er ▁Corn el ▁Lucas ▁made ▁images ▁of ▁B ard ot ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁that ▁have ▁become ▁representative ▁of ▁her ▁public ▁persona . ▁ ▁B ard ot ▁followed ▁And ▁God ▁Cre ated ▁Woman ▁with ▁La ▁Paris ienne ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁a ▁comedy ▁co - st arring ▁Charles ▁Bo yer ▁for ▁director ▁Bo is r ond . ▁She ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁V ad im ▁in ▁another ▁mel od rama ▁The ▁Night ▁Heaven ▁F ell ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁criminal ▁who ▁s edu ced ▁Jean ▁Gab in ▁in ▁In ▁Case ▁of ▁Ad vers ity ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁most ▁seen ▁movie ▁of ▁the