Barbarella (1968)

Slip out of your spacesuit and into something more comfortable! It’s time to join Barbarella on a series of cosmic adventures in this Dino De Laurentiis production directed by Roger Vadim (And God Created Woman) and starring Jane Fonda as the intergalactic glamor puss created by comic book artist Jean-Claude Forest.It is the year 40,000AD. When evil scientist Durand Durand (Milo O’Shea) creates a deadly weapon with the potential to cause mass devastation, the President of Earth dispatches Barbarella (Fonda) to hunt him down. Crash-landing in an icy wilderness somewhere within the Tau Ceti planetary system, Barbarella is rescued by Mark Hand (Ugo Tognazzi, La Cage Aux Folles) and guided by the blind angel Pygar (John Phillip Law, Danger: Diabolik) to Durand’s lair in Sogo, a city of corruption and debauchery, where an encounter with the Great Tyrant Black Queen (Anita Pallenberg, Performance) and her minions throws her mission into jeopardy.With an all-star cast including David Hemmings and Marcel Marceau, and glorious retro-futuristic costumes and art design dripping with 60s psychedelia, Barbarella defined an era and has never looked better than this 4K restoration, loaded with bonus featuresSPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow FilmsReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tula LotayDISC ONE - FEATUREHigh Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentationOriginal lossless English mono audio, plus remixed 5.1 and Dolby Atmos surround and lossless French mono (featuring the voice of Jane Fonda)Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingAudio commentary by film critic Tim LucasAlternative opening and closing creditsIsolated scoreDISC TWO - EXTRASAnother Girl, Another Planet, an appreciation of Barbarella by film critic Glenn KennyPaul Joyce’s behind the scenes featurette, Barbarella Forever!Love, a two-hour in-depth discussion between film and cultural historians Tim Lucas & Steve Bissette on the impact and legacy of BarbarellaDress to Kill, a 30-minute interview with film fashion scholar Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén on Jacques Fonteray’s world-changing costume designsFraming for Claude, an interview with camera operator Roberto GiromettiTognazzi on Tognazzi, actor/director Ricky Tognazzi discusses the life and work of his father and Barbarella star Ugo TognazziAn Angel’s Body Double, actor Fabio Testi discusses his early career as a stuntman and body double for John Phillip Law on BarbarellaDino and Barbarella, a video essay by Eugenio Ercolani on producer Dino De LaurentiisTrailerUS TV and radio spotsImage gallery