Barbarella (1968) – Roger Vadim
When I first watched Barbarella – ages ago – it must have been a different version or I had just missed the opening titles… Otherwise I would have remembered this:
Now, this was definitely the ”good” version! This film has everything: a weightless striptease, a space cabin dressed with fur:
A cage with carnivorous parakeets:
‘The Excessive Machine’, Dr Durand Durand’s instrument of infinite pleasure:
A sexy lesbian Tyrrant:
A blind angel who doesn’t make love… he is love:
Paco Rabanne costumes and an outrageously fury one with a tail:
And, above all a blond, fluffy, goofy Fonda and a pile of gorgeous poster art:
Recommended: ♥♥♥♥♥
Watch Barbarella for what it is: an unbearably light, bizzare sci-fi film with outlandish sets and costumes; sheer silliness or escapism when reality gets too ‘real‘. If an actor of Fonda’s calibre could’ve had the guts to pull it off (even if just to please her husband), the least you could do is watch with respect, people!
In absence of summary plot, I figure this post says it all: http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/weird-old-sci-fi-barbarella/
Lia in Brussels 
;D Lia ~ enjoy your posts so much more every time 😉
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You have so many great photographs and the information is endless. Can never read enough here and enjoy you Lia 😉
Barbarella makes it so easy to collect great photos, non? So surreal!
Soo super Lia ;D
well over due for a re-watch. Somehow I feel that this film just wouldn’t be made today…not in the mainstream anyhow.
Sheer silly pleasure! And I totally agree with you, this film wouldn’t be made today – impossible. At least not with players of such calibre. So far all plans for a remake went down the drain – fortunately; because, you know, I’d rather keep it that way!
Ahhh! Thanks for reminder..need to watch this again.. xxx
You are welcome! 🙂