Known today for how it teases the audience, this moment begins with Fonda floating around in her zero gravity spaceship, slowly taking off her suit including a helmet, leggings, gloves, etc. The scene that first comes to everyone’s minds when they think of ‘Barbarella’ is the slow sci-fi-inspired strip sequence with the opening credits hovering above and below. It may very well be the truth when I say that this cult classic wouldn’t have achieved half the popularity it has now had it not included Jane Fonda as the title character. Barbarella (1968) – The Opening Striptease
Read More: Sexiest Women in Sci-Fi Movies 19. The camera just stares at Keitel’s body and we could neither look at it nor look away because such is the impact of this nude scene. It’s a very disturbingly painful scene as his character is disgusted with himself and is desperate to wash all his sins away. Keitel gives it all in this film and there’s a very powerful scene where his character just bursts into tears, standing naked with arms wide open. At the helm of it all is Harvey Keitel who may have just delivered his greatest performance here. Bad Lieutenant (1992) – The Lieutenant’s BreakdownĪbel Ferrara’s brutal neo-noir flick is one of the most psychologically damaging, emotionally harrowing films ever made.
