''Barbara Broadcast'' is an American

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released in 1977. The film was directed by

Radley Metzger Radley Metzger (also known as Radley Henry Metzger, Radley H. Metzger and by the pseudonyms, "Jake Barnes", "Erich Farina" and "Henry Paris") (January 21, 1929 – March 31, 2017) was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, most ...

(as "Henry Paris") and filmed in several elaborate locations in

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, including the Olympia ballroom and restaurant in the Royal Manhattan Hotel.

Plot

Barbara Broadcast, a world-famous liberated woman and best-selling author, is interviewed by a journalist about her successful career in an elegant

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

hotel restaurant, where gourmet food and erotic activities are on the menu: a

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" Buñuelian" atmosphere, according to one film reviewer. Afterwards, other Manhattan moments in New York City are featured, including a corporate office encounter and a casual meeting in a busy night club.

Cast

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as Barbara Broadcast * Bobby Astyr as the Maitre d' * C. J. Laing as Roberta, the interviewer * Constance Money as a Slave *

Jamie Gillis Jamie Gillis (born Jamey Ira Gurman; April 20, 1943 – February 19, 2010) was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame. He was married to the porn actress Serena. Early life Gillis was born Jamey Ira Gurman i ...

as Curley *

Michael Gaunt Michael Gaunt is a former pornographic actor who appeared in many films during the Golden Age of Porn, including '' Barbara Broadcast'' in 1977 and ''Maraschino Cherry'' in 1978. Awards and nominations *1988 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actor � ...

as a Client *

Sharon Mitchell Sharon Mitchell is an American sexologist and former pornographic film actor and director. In 1998, she founded the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), which tested over 1,000 adult film performers per month before a 2011 data ...

as a Waitress * Susan McBain as a Diner *

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as a Cook *

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as a Diner

Reception

According to an X-Critic film reviewer, ''Barbara Broadcast'' is "... a playful, funny and beautifully made film for grownups, a celebration of carnality and earthly delights shot with an artist’s eye for composition and set to an excellent usicscore ...". ''Barbara Broadcast'', according to another reviewer, "... is a fun, witty, and charming film ...". Another reviewer notes, " ... he film hasplenty of electric atmosphere and usic... This is

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! ..." Paracinema film critic Heather Drain writes, "Metzger’s work is known for its eye candy and this film is no exception, with every frame looking like a perfectly composed piece of art ... ''Barbara Broadcast'' may not be heavy on plot, but is an exquisitely crafted film from one of the best American

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to have emerged ince the 1970s...

is truly one of a kind."

History

''Barbara Broadcast'' was released during the

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(inaugurated by the 1969 release of

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'') in the United States, at a time of "

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and

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) and taken seriously by film critics (like

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Notes

According to one

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, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the

(1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty

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s, and a

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for the unusual

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". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

". Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

Restoration

On July 4, 2013, DistribPix released a restoration of the film, with the cooperation of the director. The result had a limited exhibition in theaters, but the main outcome of the project was the first official

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and

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versions. A listing of the music on the film soundtrack was released earlier.

Awards

* Winner 1989 –

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.Stone, Jeremy, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", ''

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'', September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.Staff, "The XRCO Hall of Fame", ''

Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films'', 1990, p. 17. * Nominee 2014 – AVN Award (Best DVD Extras). * Winner 2015 – X-Rated: Greatest Adult Movies of All Time.

Music soundtrack

References

External links

''Barbara Broadcast''
at

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''Barbara Broadcast − behind the scenes''

''Barbara Broadcast'' − 2013 restoration at DistribPix

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