Barbarella

About Barbarella

In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

Barbarella is a 1968 comedy science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim. Its themes are campy, angel, alien planet, and sexual fantasy.

Jane Fonda stars as Barbarella, John Phillip Law as Pygar, Anita Pallenberg as The Great Tyrant, and Marcel Marceau as Professor Ping. Released in October 1968, it runs 98 minutes.

The screenplay is by Brian Degas and Claude Brulé. Produced by Marianne Productions.

Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Galaxy of Terror make useful companions to Barbarella, all filed under distant future. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 883 votes and it carries a PG rating.