A documentary that finally asks: why are we so obsessed with butts?
"Do you think I have a cute bottom?" From Brigitte Bardot's cult line in "Le Mépris" (Contempt), to Mireille Darc's iconic lower back, bottoms have long been the subject of every fantasy. And have often been represented in art! A story of eroticism, but also of censure
Direction
Playful balance of titillation and genuine scholarship
Production
Stunning archival footage spanning centuries
Director
Valentin Mollette
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mireille Darc's back in Le Grand Blond became so iconic that the French government once issued a postage stamp featuring the silhouette—without crediting her.
The directors spent three years in Parisian museum basements uncovering censored works hidden since the 19th century, some never publicly displayed.
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