Brigitte Bardot (Film Stars)
GINETTE VINCENDEAU is Professor in Film Studies at King's College London. Her publications includeLa Haine(2005),Jean-PierreMelville: An American in Paris(2003) andStars and Stardom in French Cinema(2000). She co-editedThe French New Wave: Critical Landmarks(2009) with Peter Graham and, with Alastair Phillips,A Companion to Jean Renoir(2013) andJourneys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood(2006). She is the editor of the Cine-Files French Film Guides series and a regular contributor toSight & Sound.