Shebam! Pow! Blop! Whizz!

With the upcoming Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibition opening at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum on May 7, countless hero-worshipping articles are scrawling the pages of nearly every fashion (and some non) publication as of late. I've been majorly bummed however that not one has featured the buoyant Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot 1968 duet "Comic Strip"! This is especially surprising since Nathan Crowley's Met exhibit design creates the illusion of actually being trapped inside a comic strip -- with its dropped grid ceiling, ultra glossy white floors, exceptionally angular vignettes, backdrops abounding with superhero symbols, panoramic Gotham skylines and mammoth mirrors painstakingly positioned at angles which let attendees see the beginning and end of the show from any position.

I'm crossing my bunny paws that the exhibit design is more convincing than Brigitte and Serge's set! The makeshiftiness is further revealed in this rare behind-the-scenes production film of the 1967 Brigitte Bardot Show narrated by its director, Eddy Matalon. This first part features Serge and Brigitte in studio for the performance of "Comic Strip" as well as Brigitte's arrival in the U.K. for filming:

I also dug up the second part of this documentary, which includes the filming of Bonnie and Clyde, a brief mention of Bardot's attempted suicide and further insights into Brigitte's work method and creative input. Voilà:

bunny bisous!