今年は社会人5年目ということで、本業の方はどんどん忙しくなり、年々映画鑑賞に時間を捻出できなくなってきている。特に今年は年末にかけて忙しすぎたので映画を一本も観てない週もあった。全体の鑑賞本数は去年よりも100本近く減ってしまった。しかし、旧作をほぼ鑑賞しないことで、新作鑑賞本数だけで見れば昨年以上まで持っていくことができた。また、今年はベルリン映画祭に初めて参加し様々な出会いを得るなど、非常に充...

Bardot became a celebrated sex symbol in 1950s and 60s, but later embraced animal rights activism and an increasingly controversial political stance Brigitte Bardot, the French actor and singer who became an international sex symbol before turning her back on the film industry to become an animal rights activist, has died aged 91. Bardot shot to international fame with the 1956 film And God Created Woman, written and directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim, and for the next two decades embodied the idea of the archetypal “sex kitten”. In the early 70s, however, she announced her retirement from acting and became increasingly active politically. Her outspoken support of animal rights evolved into incendiary comments about ethnic minorities and open support for France’s far-right Front National, resulting in a string of convictions for racial hatred. Continue reading...