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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

On a sheer entertainment level this film delivers some good gags, a breezy delivery, and of course the incomparable talents of Ms Brigitte Bardot to breathe her signature innocence into a sexually charged role. But, much like watching Al Jolson do blackface in the 1927 classic "The Jazz Singer", this movie requires a lot of... shall we say, 'nostalgic license'?Plot: an 18 year old female writer (played by 22 year old Bardot) runs away to Paris to try to get published, since her ultra conservative hometown and ultra-ultra conservative father is not so accommodating. In Paris nobody bothers to read her manuscripts (and in fact the whole premise of her being a writer disappears in the first 15 mins) as every male tries to seduce, grope, manipulate and objectify her. The worst part is that she herself soon becomes resigned to being a simple object of desire, forsaking any greater ambitions, and deeper plot themes, than to snare the most eligible suitor. What began with a great setup (a talented female writer cracking the male dominated field) devolves into a basic boy(s)-chase-girl formula. And she goes along with it.On the plus side: Toward the end it turns into a fun little Shakespearean comedy of errors & mistaken identities, and that is the story's saving grace. I just wish some of the other scenes, like all the drooling office workers propositioning anyone wearing a skirt, could've been toned down. Like seriously, male office workers randomly groping and kissing coworkers may have been funny to audiences 60 years ago, but it's a little disturbing today, and that kept distracting me from the real strengths of the film.As a historical document detailing the unique career of Brigitte Bardot, this film deserves its place. It shows her to be a naïve yet morally confident young woman who can handle herself in tough situations without losing sight of her femininity. Unfortunately this role kept her submissive the whole time, so it's as if this early work was just a primer for her later roles where she triumphs. I would sooner suggest watching "Naughty Girl" released the same year (1956), where Bardot shines with her impish portrayal of a young girl who is smart enough to turn all the drooling men into playthings, rather than this where she seems to be just below that level of command.

Bardot completed her acting apprenticeship by filming Marc Allegret's "En Effeuillant la Marguerite" in 1956… This film saw Bardot do the famous striptease that, even with a heavy dose of modesty, caused a noisy tumult… Catholic cinematic authorities were horrified by Brigitte's particular style of freedom of expression, and advised against showing the film anywhere… Bardot soon became a symbol of eroticism incarnate, of pure provocation, and, in the conservative societal atmosphere of the time, synonymous with scandal… This scandal turned even more explosive when the first film directed solely by Vadim, starring his sizzling young bride, had its premiere

Made right before AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, this little comedy is no great shakes, except for the lively and vivacious Ms. Bardot who is charming as always. The guy who plays her brother is strangely bizarre and amusing. A pretty tame film (considering the title), the plot isn't worth discussing, but Brigitte is coy and beautiful.A 5 out of 10. Best performance = Ms. Bardot. Her next film (GOD) would completely change her image from fun and innocent to passionate and a lasting sexual creature of the 50's. Roger Vadim, who wrote this one finally got to direct her and make a lasting impression. This film is enjoyable, but nothing to brag about.

This is a harmless screwball comedy, mostly fast-paced, always amusing, but never laugh-out-loud funny. The striptease is a tiny and almost incidental part of the film, and Mlle Bardot never undresses on camera. A damn shame. But she really could act, and is better than the rest of the deservedly unknown cast. Maybe that is why they were chosen, so as not to upstage the luminously beautiful star.