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The Classics Collection

Brigitte Bardot: Intimate

€120 EUR
Estimated Shipping Date: August 20, 2025
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Brigitte Bardot: Intimate is the most intimate journey into the life of an icon, through the eyes of a friend who knew her best. This book unveils a remarkable discovery: a suitcase filled with never-before-published negatives, found in the attic of Jicky Dussart, renowned photographer and one of...
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Ghislain Dussart (1924–1996), known as “Jicky,” was a French photographer and painter who began his career as a photojournalist for Paris Match and France Soir. He met Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s, and their friendship turned into a close, lifelong bond. He became one of the few to photograph her both on film sets and in the intimacy of her home in Saint-Tropez.

Fabrice Gaignault is a French journalist and writer. Chief editor (arts) of the cultural magazine Transfuge, he contributes to numerous publications, including F Le Figaro, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Citizen K, and Lire Le Magazine Littéraire. He is the author of some fifteen books, most recently Un Livre, published by Arlea (untranslated).

The Classics Collection

Brigitte Bardot: Intimate

€120

I’m just a woman who has done whatever she feels like doing.

— Brigitte Bardot

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Page count

272 pages

Language

English

Released on

August 2025

Dimensions

W 25 x L 33 x D 4 cm

Cover materials

Hardcover

ISBN

9781649805638

Weight

2.595 kg

Author

Fabrice Gaignault, Photography by Jicky Dussart

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