▁popular ▁in ▁France ▁was ▁Love ▁on ▁a ▁P ill ow ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁another ▁for ▁V ad im . ▁ ▁International ▁films ▁and ▁singing ▁career : ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 9 ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁B ard ot ▁made ▁films ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁international ▁market . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁she ▁star red ▁in ▁Jean - L uc ▁God ard ' s ▁film ▁Le ▁Mé pr is , ▁produced ▁by ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁Lev ine ▁and ▁st arring ▁Jack ▁Pal ance . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁co - star red ▁with ▁Anthony ▁Per kins ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁Une ▁rav iss ante ▁id i ote ▁( 1 9 6 4 ). ▁ ▁B ard ot ▁finally ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁film ▁in ▁D ear ▁Brig itte ▁( 1 9 6 5 ), ▁a ▁comedy ▁st arring ▁James ▁Stewart ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁whose ▁son ▁develop s ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁B ard ot . ▁B ard ot ' s ▁appearance ▁was ▁relatively ▁brief ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁big ▁hit . ▁ ▁More ▁successful ▁was ▁the ▁Western ▁bud dy ▁comedy ▁V iva ▁Maria ! ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁for ▁director ▁Louis ▁M alle , ▁appearing ▁opposite ▁Jean ne ▁More au . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁hit ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁although ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁break ▁through ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁was ▁hoped . ▁ ▁After