Discover the Fabulous World of Brigitte Bardot at Sofitel Chicago

May 11, 2012 by Sami

The Sofitel Chicago is a name synonymous with Chic. As if the two couldn’t been more perfect for each other, Brigitte Bardot joins them and for a truly marvelous threesome. Until May 26, 2012, Sofitel Chicago highlights its French roots and esteem for international cinema by displaying a traveling exhibit titled ” BB Forever – Brigitte Bardot, The Legend.”  Besides being utterly beautiful, Bardot is a former fashion model, actress, single and animal rights activist. Her photographs are hung throughout Sofitel’s lobby and Le Bar. BB Forever will also travel to Sofitel properties in Washington DC and New York after its run in Chicago. The exhibit will be open to hotel guests and visitors alike. So go head, visit Sofitel Chicago, sip on bubbly and admire Brigitte Bardot, The Legend.

 About Brigitte Bardot:

French film actress Brigitte Bardot was a feminine role model in the 1950s to 1970s, an international star and

the face and muse of many artists of the period. Equally at home in childlike roles or as a femme fatale, she

worked with the top film directors in roles that were both light and sensual, quickly becoming a sex symbol and

international movie star, like a French Marilyn Monroe. With 48 films under her belt in a 21-year career, Brigitte

Bardot, also known by her initials of BB, is one of France’s most famous artists. She retired from the world of

acting in 1973 to devote her time to animal rights, even establishing the Brigitte Bardot Foundation.

 

 

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SPY(ies)

Oct 18, 2009 by Sami

I believe that most of our lives go on unplanned. As much organizing and effort one puts into having a straight line from point A to point B, most of the time, line has lots of curves and waves. If you did have a straight line, then the points you can stop at between A and B are infinite. Or so my math teacher taught me.

For me, a very important stop happened when I needed an elective and the only class offered was a photography class. What on Earth am I going to learn at a photography class?! I learned things I wish to never forget. My professor once told me, when she was in France, she witnessed something that she did not expect. Artists there are treated like doctors and lawyers. With so much respect and admiration. I was reminded of that by director Nicolas Saada when he said something very similar. He said “by declaring yourself an artist you are removing yourself from the class system”.

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