Continuity mistake: When Barbarella first has to go down for an emergency crash landing, she puts her right arm up to her head in panic. However in the next shot it is her left arm that is up to her head instead of her right. (00:12:35)
Other mistake: In the scene after Barbarella is taken out of the orgasm machine, she is given a new costume, and she no longer has her tongue box - yet everyone still speaks English.
Revealing mistake: When Barabarella and Pygar are being attacked by the leather guards in the labyrinth, Barbarella tells Pygar to shoot to the right. Pygar, howver, swivels left and shoots, hitting the guard dead on. Since Pygar is blind, he had only her instructions to go on. (00:37:35)
Continuity mistake: After Barabarella faints from being attacked by the "tooth dolls," several wounds on her legs and arms are visible. When she gets into the iceboat immediately after being rescued, the wounds have disappeared. (00:18:20 - 00:22:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When Barbarella is in her anti-gravity state during the credits, in a closeup of her removing her gloves, you can see reflections of her hands and the gloves in a plexiglass screen under her, which was to give the illusion that she was floating in the air. (00:00:50)
Revealing mistake: Right in the beginning, during the opening credits, Barbarella is in an anti-gravity state, floating in the air. However, her hair is still falling down toward the ground instead of floating. (00:00:50)
Revealing mistake: When Barbarella walks behind her dressing room, then comes out seconds later, with no cut, you can see that the light on the walls drastically shifts during the shot, showing that the shot was paused, to achieve this effect. (00:08:30)
Continuity mistake: When Barbarella encounters the Tyrant again Barbarella has her arms on her hips. A shot later they're hanging down.
Character mistake: Pygar says to Barbarella, "An angel has no memory." If that's true, how does he recognise Barbarella's touch, her name, his name, his nest, everything?
Answer: I don't think his comment is meant to be taken literally. To him, a person's past behavior has no relevance to that particular moment in time (in that the memory of it has been selectively voided in the angel's mind), and therefore it does not affect who he saves.
raywest ★