THE BARBARELLA YOU'VE NEVER SEEN

Before her infamous trip to North Vietnam in 1972, where she incited enough rancor among American troops to be dubbed, "Hanoi Jane", Jane Fonda was a big deal in Rome when she was filming Roger Vadim's (her then-husband) BARBARELLA in 1968.

The film was heavily promoted and there was no shortage of publicity and photos and articles were abundant in newspapers and magazines.

The set of photos seen here today are considered scarce, and as far as I know were never generally distributed. They were shot by Alfonso Alvincola, the uncredited stills photographer for the film.

The set was sold by Heritage Auctions on October 15, 2023 for $875.00.

BLOOD AND ROSES LOBBY CARD SET

Starring Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli and Annette Stroyberg, and directed by Roger Vadim, BLOOD AND ROSES was another European art horror film, this time with a touch of Lesbianism and the erotic. It was first released by Paramount in France on 14 September 1960 and was released a year later in the U.S. in 1961.

JANE FONDA IS WAY OUT

Jane Fonda is a "young" 81-years-old now, but back in 1968, just a few years before her controversial trip to Hanoi during the Vietnam War, she was a gorgeous, 31-year-old fashion model and actress who was married to film director Roger Vadim. Vadim, who had a penchant for hooking up with some of the most beautiful and glamorous women in the world had his sights set on his wife starring in the lead role in his latest film, a science-fiction story about a sexy space babe on a mission to save Earth. Fonda was resistant because the exploitative nature of the character opposed here feminist views. She ended up taking one for The Rog', and as a result, became a late 60's sci-fi sensation in BARBARELLA.

From the men's magazine, CAVALCADE (June 1968).

From CONTINENTAL FILM REVIEW (September 1957).

From FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #50 (July 1968).

Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim.