Based on the plot of the 1956 film *...And God Created Woman*, the outcomes for the main characters are complex, but the overall winners and losers can be identified with specific details.
### Who Ends Up Better
The character who ends up most definitively better than at the start of the film is **Michel Tardieu**, the middle brother.
* **Specific Detail:** Michel starts as the "plain," "infatuated, and naive" middle brother who is quietly in love with Juliette, who in turn only loves his elder brother, Antoine. He proposes marriage to Juliette only to save her from being sent back to the orphanage until she is 21. By the end of the film, Michel has won Juliette, who chooses to return to him after her failed attempt to run away and her public outburst. Furthermore, he not only gains the woman he loves but also benefits financially: his family's deal with Eric Carradine gives him a **30% stake in the large harbor marina** that Carradine establishes. After an emotional climax where he asserts himself, he and Juliette are seen walking away hand-in-hand, suggesting the beginning of a genuine, if turbulent, relationship, and his emotional and financial standing is significantly elevated.
Another character who is practically better off is **Juliette Hardy**.
* **Specific Detail:** Juliette begins as a "voluptuous 18-year-old orphan" whose guardians are so exasperated with her free-spirited, non-conformist, and "outrageous behavior" that they threaten to send her back to the orphanage, confining her for three years. By marrying Michel, she **secures her immediate freedom** from the orphanage and remains in Saint-Tropez. Despite the emotional turmoil and her brief infidelity with Antoine, she ends the film with Michel, who deeply loves and accepts her, ensuring her financial security and independence from her former guardians.
### Who Ends Up Worse
The character who ends up worse off, despite achieving his business goal, is **Eric Carradine**, the wealthy older businessman.
* **Specific Detail:** Carradine is initially a powerful, "extremely wealthy," and "suavely confident" figure who promises Juliette a car for her favors and intends to acquire a large swath of property in Saint-Tropez. By the end, while he successfully buys the Tardieu family shipyard and transforms it into the new harbor marina, **he is physically wounded** when he tries to disarm Michel during a confrontation. In the aftermath of this, he confides his deep feelings for Juliette, states that she was "made to destroy men," and reveals he is **being reassigned elsewhere**, effectively forced to leave town. He is injured, unsuccessful in his romantic pursuit of Juliette, and is forced to move on from Saint-Tropez.
**Antoine Tardieu**, the eldest brother, has a mixed outcome.
* **Specific Detail:** Antoine, who only wanted a brief fling with Juliette, **fails to win her love** permanently and is involved in a violent brawl with his brother Michel, where he is dazed by an accidental blow to the head. However, he successfully negotiates the deal for the family and is appointed to **run the new large harbor marina** for Carradine, securing a powerful professional position. While professionally better off, his personal life is fractured, and he is physically injured by his own brother.