Barbarella (film)

Barbarella is a Franco-Italian film carried out by Roger Vadim, left in 1968. It adapts the cartoon Barbarella of Jean-Claude Forest.

Synopsis

In year 40.000, adventurous the Barbarella leaves the Ground to bore the secrecy of the Positron, held by the Durand-Durand scientist. After the crash landing of its spaceship, it is forced to remain on its place of landing and is seen accommodated by tueuses headstocks. It will be then led in the den of the Queen, accompanied by an angel, Pygar. But this one, subjected to various tortures, will try to escape and will be helped in its task by an insane revolutionist…

Data sheet

Title: Barbarella
Realization: Roger Vadim
Scenario: Terry Southern and Roger Vadim, according to the Cartoon of Jean-Claude Forest and Claude Brulé
Production: Dino De Laurentiis
Production companies: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica and Marianne Productions
Budget: 9 million dollars (6,60 million euros)
Music: Michel Magne and James Campbell
Photography: Claude Renoir
Assembly: Victoria Mercanton
Decorations: Mario Garbuglia
Costumes: Jacques Fonteray and Paco Rabanne
Kind: Science fiction
Country of origin: France and Italy
Lasted: 98 minutes
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - Mono - 35 mm
Comings out date: October 10th 1968 (the United States), October 25th 1968 (France)

Distribution

Jane Fonda (VF: Jane Fonda) : Barbarella
John Phillip Law (VF: Bernard Tiphaine) : the Angel
Anita Pallenberg: the black Queen
Milo O' Shea (VF: Jean Richard) : the insane scientist Durand Durand
Marcel Marceau (VF: Marcel Marceau) : professor Ping
Claude Dauphin (VF: Claude Dauphin) : the president of the Earth
Serge Marquand: captain Sun
David Hemmings (VF: Jean-Louis Trintignant) : Dildano
Ugo Tognazzi (VF: Robert Hossein) : Mark Hand
Veronique Vendell: captain Moon

Around film

turning was held with Rome.
the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is used like password in film.
a Remake directed by Robert Rodriguez is planned for 2008.

Original soundtrack

Barbarella , interpreted by Bob Crewe and Charles Fox
Drag Me Down , interpreted by Bob Crewe and Charles Fox
Coils Topic from “Barbarella” , interpreted by Bob Crewe and Charles Fox
An Angel is Love , interpreted by Bob Crewe and Charles Fox

Distinctions

Nomination in gold Laurel of the best actress for Jane Fonda, at the time of the Laurel Awards in 1970.

See too

the character constitutes a prototype of the “Guerrière the Amazon”.
Cartoon and cinema

External bonds

Barbarella on Internet Movie Database
Critical DevilDead
Girls of the hell Photographs of the film

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