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The Stars at Cannes: Classic Shots

Brigitte Bardot Arrives

Brigitte Bardot Arrives

Brigitte Bardot arrives at the Cannes Film Festival amid a flurry of admiring men in 1956. A few years later, tired of the scrutiny that her celebrity brought her, Bardot moved to southern France and became a recluse.

In this photo: Brigitte Bardot

Photo: Haywood Magee/Getty Images

May 12, 1956