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Brigitte Bardot at home in Paris,
c.1953-1954. George Rétif de la Bretonne
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Georges Retif de la Bretonne is one of the
descendants of the 18th century libertine
author Nicolas Edmée Restif de la Bretonne.
He was born on February 20, 1930.
At age 18 he goes to Paris and settle in
Montmartre. Soon he becomes one of the most
influent portraitist of Paris. He knows all
the celebrities at that time: Michèle
Morgan, Jeanne Moreau, Charlie Chaplin,
Maurice Chevalier, Luis Mariano, etc. He was
one of the very first photographers to make
the portrait of Brigitte Bardot before her
role in ‘And God Created Woman’ by Roger
Vadim. He keeps good relationships with the
artists he photograph, which leads to
surprising scenes such as Line Renaud lying
in her bed or Jean Gabin shaving his beard
in front of the mirror. After having worked
at French magazine Le Figaro, he retired in
Bourges where he died on February 28, 1999
at age 69. |
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