BARBARELLA VINTAGE ORIGINAL 27″X40″ CLASSIC 1-SHEET MOVIE POSTER JANE FONDA MINT. Barbarella[a] is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim, based on the French comic series of the same name by Jean-Claude Forest. The film stars Jane Fonda as the title character, a space traveler and representative of the United Earth government sent to find scientist Durand Durand, who has created a weapon that could destroy humanity. The supporting cast includes John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O’Shea, Marcel Marceau, David Hemmings, Ugo Tognazzi, and Claude Dauphin. PERSPECTIVE FROM THE COLUMBIA MUSEUM (FEMINIST EMPOWERMENT)Barbarella’s audiences left the cinema with more than an eyeful of Jane Fonda. Barbarella’s mission involves confronting her own repressed human nature, an evil queen who objectifies her innocence, and a final showdown where she’s tortured for daring to enjoy her newfound sexuality. Barbarella’s hurdles aren’t unlike the patriarchal threats women faced at the time – or even today, where female sexuality is both politicized and policed by the government and moral elite. The film played a pivotal role in the understanding of such power dynamics, it is a story that can help women reclaim these narratives as our own. Women’s struggle for bodily autonomy isn’t limited to science fiction, but Barbarella remains one of the most empowering feminist narratives cinema has to offer. THANKS FOR CHECKING THIS OUT.