Criterion Reflections – Episode 149 – Roger Vadim’s Don Juan (or if Don Juan Were a Woman)

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of Season 5: 1973 features a short video clip in which David offers a few thoughts about films that were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint, whether published on physical media or made available on their streaming platform. These clips will occasionally be accompanied by lengthier podcast episodes including other guests for films that call for more in-depth coverage. In this episode, David reviews Don Juan (or if Don Juan Were a Woman), directed by Roger Vadim and starring Brigitte Bardot. The film streams on the Criterion Channel as part of their permanent collection.

EPISODE LINKS:

ROGER VADIM

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• The Guardian (obituary)
• New York Times (obituary)

BRIGITTE BARDOT

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• Brigitte-Bardot.fr (Official)
• Getty Images
• New Wave Film
• Vogue

DON JUAN (OR IF DON JUAN WERE A WOMAN)

• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• JustWatch
• AV Club
• The Critical Eye
• DVD Savant (2009)
• DVD Talk (2001)
• DVD Talk (2009)
• Flipside Movie Emporium
• The Spinning Image
• This Island Rod

PREVIOUSLY:

THE GAME OF CLONES

UP NEXT:

LOVE AND ANARCHY

MORE!

• Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
• Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
• The Eclipse Viewer
• A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT:

• David Blakeslee [ YouTube / TikTok / Website / Facebook / Letterboxd ]