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Roger Vadim

One of the more vibrant filmmakers to emerge from the French cinema scene of the 1960s, Roger Vadim directed such features as " And God Created Woman" (1958), "Blood and Roses" (1960) and "Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy" (1968). His movies were earmarked by their lush photography and taboo-skirting plotlines, and by the fearless performances of his stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Denueve and Jane Fonda. Vadim was eclipsed in the 1970s by the rise of more explicit fare, which hobbled his brand of tasteful erotica. By the time of his death in 2000, he was well-remembered by cineastes with fond memories of his sunny, sexy dramas.