1960s

Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy (1968): DVD 1030
An erotic science fiction fantasy in which a female adventurer travels through space vanquishing evil in the forms of robots and monsters and rewarding the men who assist her.
I Am Curious — Yellow (1967) / I Am Curious — Blue (1968): DVD 2649
Two films about Lena, a young woman on her personal quest to understand the social and political conditions in 1960's Sweden, as well as the exploration of her own sexual identity. She shatters taboos as if there are no lines between fact and fiction.
My Fair Lady (1964): DVD 1026 / VC
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's variation of Shaw's Pygmalion is turned into an intellectual comedy of manners by expert director George Cukor, who skillfully allows the byplay of co-star Stanley Holloway to co-exist with the primary storyline of Henry Higgins' schooling of Eliza Doolittle.
My Life to Live (1962): DVD 1104
Tells the story of Nana, a young mother who leaves her family behind to pursue an acting career, but instead slips into a life of prostitution on the streets of Paris.

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