The Memoirs of Roger Vadim

French film director Vadim is perhaps best known in America for his choice of wives and lovers. Here he tells all, in gossipy detail, about the three most famous: wives Bardot and Fonda, and lover Deneuve, as well as second wife Annette Stroyberg. He downplays his own reputation as a Svengali, recounting scandalous incidents in his flamboyant life in an episodic style with a light and amusing touch. Bardot comes across with a childlike charm, and Fonda as a disciplined actress with a total commitment to work and causes. Deneuve and Stroyberg fare less well, but Vadim is not generally negative or vindictive about any of his attachments. Lightweight, but it may have an audience.