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Barbara

1970 · 97 min

A strange, dreamlike plunge into free love and family taboos, unsettling yet oddly tender in its experimental haze.

Tagline: Your duty is to go forth and freak out the world
Overview: Previously lost exploitation film which chronicles the sexual journey of a teenager who introduces her own family to the liberated ways of the free love rebellion.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, romantic and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Sexuality, coming-of-age, family, freedom
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sexuality
coming-of-age
family
freedom
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Genres: drama, romance, horror
Directed by: Walter Burns
Written by: Josef Bush
Starring: Jack Rader, Nancy Boyle, Robert McLane, Barbara, John Kuhner, Daniel Landau, Harold Jones, Melba LaRose Jr.
Music: Mildred V. Larson
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English