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Barbarella (1968)

Barbarella
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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 variously to both Bond title designer Maurice Binder and to Arcady, features an unrestrained intergalactic 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.

Barbarella (1968) end crawl

  • Credits

Title Design: Arcady / Maurice Binder

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Title sequence

  • Title Designer

    Maurice Binder
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1960s, live action, main title, typographic
Barbarella
  • Film Director

    Roger Vadim
  • Release Date

    October 10, 1968
  • Aspect Ratio

    2.35:1
  • Studio

    Paramount Pictures
  • Country

    France
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa
  • Published

    January 23, 2009

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