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Viva 18 rating

Anna Biller's outrageous sexploitation satire follows bored housewife Barbi as she searches for adventure in predatory 1970s Los Angeles.

Sex comedy 2008 116 mins

Director: Anna Biller

Overview

Anna Biller's outrageous sexploitation satire follows bored housewife Barbi as she searches for adventure in predatory 1970s Los Angeles. Drawing on an encyclopaedic knowledge of classic exploitation cinema, director/writer/set designer/actress Anna Biller meticulously reconstructs the soft-porn aesthetic of Playboy-era America in this charming and hilarious feminist satire.