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- 1968
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1968
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
- 1968
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1968
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Barbarella
51
5.8
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Summary Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
51
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
51
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It makes virtually no sense, but the costumes are fetishistic gems and the set design trips the light fantastic. A camp classic.
Barbarella is a pure goof -- Vadim called it a kind of sexual Alice in Wonderland of the future -- and Fonda seems to have reveled in every sexy, campy moment.
Terry Southern's dialogue occasionally sparkles, and the imaginative designs, as shot by Claude Renoir, look really splendid.
It’s at once smirky and tedious, and a missed opportunity to boot.
Despite a certain amount of production dash and polish and a few silly-funny lines of dialog, Barbarella isn’t very much of a film. Based on what has been called an adult comic strip, the Dino De Laurentiis production is flawed with a cast that is not particularly adept at comedy, a flat script, and direction which can’t get this beached whale afloat.
Vadim's direction is pretty tedious, and his main aim seems to be titillation.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.8
38% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
48% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
14% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.8
38% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
48% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
14% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Production Company
Marianne Productions,
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Release Date Oct 10, 1968
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG
Tagline Who gives up the pill? Who takes sex to outer space? Who's the girl of the 21st century? Who nearly dies of pleasure? Who seduces an angel? Who's the bird in the gilded cage? Who conveys love by hand? Who strips in space?
Awards
Laurel Awards
• 1 Nomination
