| | | Remastered Edition.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, French, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled
In this fluffy comedy-drama, Manina (Brigitte Bardot) is a beautiful young woman who lives with her father, who tends a lighthouse near the ocean. One day, Manina meets two men working along the coastline, searching for treasure. Manina becomes infatuated with the younger of the two treasure hunters, and a romance blossoms between the two. In time, Manina must come to the rescue of her new beau when his partner commits an act of betrayal which could cost him his life.Manina was one of Bardot's first starring roles; the film was shot in 1952 (when she was just 18), but was little-seen outside France until five years later, after And God Created Woman made her an international star. It was shown in America as The Girl in the Bikini and in the UK as The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter.
"...a lot of fun to watch..." Movie House Commentary
Editor's Note
THE GIRL IN THE BIKINI is a small yet significant part of film history as it features a very early appearance from future sex-kitten Bridget Bardot. Although the acting is a little wooden the film features an exuberant soundtrack and some deeply sensual scenes that will set pulses racing among Bardot fans. The story revolves around two men who have showed up for the summer at the lighthouse where Bardot lives, but really the movie is a chance to commit this rare beauty to celluloid for one of the first times in her life.
| Features | Audio: French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Koch International |
| Release Date: 2/13/2007 |
| Running Time: 76 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1952 | | Catalog ID: 638902 | | UPC: 00873820000334 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: French | | Available Audio Tracks: French | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | DVD Talk 8 of 10
Wearing a barely there bikini, there's an innocent, yet carnal appeal to her singularly attractive eyes and mouth, that still translates into a "wow" factor over fifty years later. Her acting - instinctive, unschooled - is at this point in her career, beside the point. She's a visceral force of nature, and you can't take your eyes off her when she's on screen. There's no need for any other criteria when you define a movie star and sex symbol, and fifty years later, Bardot's appearance in The Girl in the Bikini still has the ability to make viewers go, "Who is that girl?"...Taken on its own, The Girl in the Bikini is an agreeable time-passer which is as easily forgotten as it was enjoyed. As an introduction to true movie icon Brigitte Bardot, it's definitely worth your while to see and experience the kind of real sex symbol that movie fans hopefully still dream about. I recommend The Girl in the Bikini. - Paul Mavis
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