Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon, circa 1968 - Lot 8

Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon, circa 1968 Digital color print Dimensions: 20.2 x 30.7 cm Note: A rare photograph bringing together two major figures of French cinema and iconography in the 1960s. Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon are captured here aboard a boat in the Mediterranean, in a summery, elegant and relaxed atmosphere emblematic of the late Sixties. The composition is based on a subtle balance between the two personalities: Bardot, with her sunny, free silhouette, embodies the absolute icon of the era, while Delon, more inward-looking, imposes a charismatic, silent presence. The marine setting, the movement of the water and the natural light reinforce the cinematic dimension of the scene. This image is of major iconographic interest, because of the rarity of photographs associating Bardot and Delon off-set, in a non-fictional but perfectly mastered visual context. It is fully in keeping with the mythology of the Riviera, discreet luxury and freedom of the years 1965-1970.This print will particularly appeal to collectors of cinema iconography, vintage photography and images emblematic of French culture in the XXᵉ century. The reunion of these two myths at the height of their aura gives this photograph a strong symbolic and decorative value.