Instead Vadim made 1958 , starring Bardot and.
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This allowed Vadim to get backing for his first movie as director.
He was one of several directors of the anthology film, 1962.
Ex-wives Bardot, Fonda, Schneider and Stroyberg were all in attendance at his funeral.
Very different from the original — it only really used the same title — it failed critically and commercially.