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Barbarella (1968)

January 23, 2009
Barbarella
I'll do things to you that are beyond all known philosophies!
—Durand-Durand
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The new associations of the 1960s ushered in sex ’n’ shag science fiction in the form of Roger Vadim’s Barbarella.

The opening sequence, credited to Arcady, features an unrestrained intergalactic planetary aviatrix – Jane Fonda – peeling off her space suit in the kind of weightlessness that has the viewer seeing past the errant reflection. Text spills from the head, chaotically at first, then coalesces in credit, and finally plays the coy cover up.

  • Credits

Title Design: Arcady

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Title sequence

  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    live action, main title, typographic
Barbarella
  • Director

    Roger Vadim
  • Year

    1968
  • Aspect

    2.35:1
  • Studio

    Paramount Pictures
  • Country

    France
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa

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