'Barbie'
The wait for Barbie is almost over. The blonde fashion doll is making her live-action debut this Friday, and we couldn't be more excited for the candy-colored world of Barbieland that Greta Gerwig and her amazing team have brought to life.
Recently, Gerwig revealed to Letterboxd the 33 movies that she drew inspiration from when crafting the visual language of her film. The official Baribe watchlist ranges from candy-colored films like AnAmerican in Paris and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg to the gritty realism of '70s cinemain films like Saturday Night Fever and The Godfather.
You can watch the full interview with Grewig below, then discover all 33 movies you should watch in preparation for Barbie, which hits theaters across the U.S. on Friday, July 21.
The Movies That Inspired 'Barbie'
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- The Young Girls of Rochefort
- Model Shop
- An American in Paris
- Singin' in the Rain
- The Red Shoes
- A Matter of Life and Death
- All That Jazz
- Heaven Can Wait
- Oklahoma!
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- His Girl Friday
- The Philadelphia Story
- Gold Diggers of 1935
- Twentieth Century
- The Ladies Man
- Rear Window
- And the Ship Sails On
- Wings of Desire
- The Earrings of Madame de…
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Modern Times
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Grease
- The Truman Show
- Mon Oncle
- PlayTime
- Splash
- Saturday Night Fever
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
- The Godfather
