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Barbarella Overview:

Barbarella (1968) was a Science Fiction - Adventure Film directed by Roger Vadim and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.

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Classic Films in Focus: BARBARELLA (1968)

By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 16, 2020 From Virtual Virago

I have frequently declared my affection for movies that are more entertaining than they are good, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that I enjoy the bizarre spectacle of Barbarella (1968) even if it makes no effort to make any sense. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by Roger Vadim, this ada... Read full article

Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Barbarella (2)

By Anne Marie on Mar 13, 2013 From We Recycle Movies

Barbarella is a silly, softcore, S&M, PG-rated movie from 1968. Yes, I’m aware of how many times I just seemingly contradicted myself. I promise to explain all. As those of you who frequent my blog know, I love discussing the history of the Hays Production Code and its discomfort with sex ... Read full article

Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Barbarella (1)

By Anne Marie on Mar 13, 2013 From We Recycle Movies

Barbarella is a silly, softcore, S&M, PG-rated movie from 1968. Yes, I’m aware of how many times I just seemingly contradicted myself. I promise to explain all. As those of you who frequent my blog know, I love discussing the history of the Hays Production Code and its discomfort with sex ... Read full article

Barbarella (1968, Roger Vadim)

on Jan 16, 2013 From The Stop Button

In terms of badness, Barbarella is phenomenal. One could spend his or her time on the gender politics–someone must have in the last forty years. The film takes place in a post-gender future, where Jane Fonda’s titular character is the most relied upon person in the galaxy. However, the p... Read full article

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Barbarella Quotes:

Dildano: Are you typical of Earth women?
Barbarella: I'm about average.
Dildano: [radioing instructions to the rebel army] And our password will be... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Barbarella: You mean the secret password is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Dildano: Exactly.
Barbarella: [as Pygar flies away from the ruins of SoGo, with Barbarella under one arm and the Great Tyrant under the other] Pygar! Why did you save her, after all the terrible things she did to you?
Pygar: [serenely] An angel has no memory.
Barbarella: Make love? But no one's done that for hundreds of centuries!
Barbarella: [as she is attacked by a flock of small birds] This is a much too poetic way to die.
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Barbarella Facts
Barbarella's captured mole machine and her encounter with a robot belonging to a deceased rebel that has sexual relations with her are both omitted from the film, although pretty much everything else is very faithful to the comic.
Future Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was one of the session musicians who performed the film's original score.
Sixties sex symbol Raquel Welch turned down the title role.
Lobby card stills and set photographs survive, showing footage of a seduction scene between Barbarella and the Black Queen on a bed. However this footage has never appeared in any print of the film.
There was no Durand-Durand and no death ray in the original comic; the city was built around a monster that belched gas through a series of ducts, and the Great Tyrant wore an eye patch even in her true identity.
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