Review of Zabriskie Point (1970) by Stuart K — 08 Dec 2008
Michelangelo Antonioni went to America with this film, and it nearly destroyed his career in the process, and from what's on display in the film, or rather, what isn't on display, it's lucky he even redeemed himself after that!! :O Made at the tail-end of 1960's America, and the Flower Power generation, it follows two students, Daria (Daria Halprin), who's helping millionnaire property developer Lee Allen (Rod Taylor) build a village in the middle of the desert.
The there's dropout Mark (Mark Frechette), who's wanted for murdering a police officer and stealing an airplane. WHAT ON EARTH DOES THIS FILM MEAN?? This is what happens when you give an arty, Italian director like Antonioni a blank cheque to make an American film, it is a disaster on an epic scale, but it LOOKS beautiful, it's beautifully shot and it does feature a music score by Pink Floyd and Jerry Garcia.
But, it's films like this which would be the death of the New Hollywood era. Consider it as a cautionary piece.
This review of Zabriskie Point (1970) was written by Stuart K on 08 Dec 2008.
Zabriskie Point has generally received positive reviews.
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