Brigitte Bardot, who we spoke with just last summer, dies at 91

In the bustling streets filled with July vacationers, her face is everywhere. On the fronts of small accessory shops or the walls of starred restaurant halls, posters of her films remain carefully hung, occasionally dusted off.A few meters from an art gallery dedicating yet another tribute exhibition to her, a large bronze statue of her likeness attracts attention and wandering hands. Covered with thousands of gold leaves, the sculpture, now a tourist attraction, stands proudly in front of the village gendarmerie she made almost as famous as herself.Brigitte Bardot, five years after the end of her career, in 1978. (Credit: AFP) From this flashy Saint-Tropez, Brigitte Bardot no longer wants to see much. Withdrawn from the world, cloistered in her waterfront home for several years, the emblem of French cinema dreams only of a tranquility...