One
of the American college student anthems of the early 70's, Michelangelo
Antonioni's Zabriskie Point is a film almost entirely governed by
emotion. This was his only U.S. made film and followed on the heels of his most
successful movie;
Blowup. Whether it accurately encapsulates
the feeling or the changing mood of the era it professes to explore is, as with
all of his films, an entirely personal experience. With an occasionally used
violent narrative twist in the finale (see
The Passenger)
pointing to a fervent hatred of the establishment, many might consider this Antonioni's most pretentious work. With intentional
absentee dialogue, exquisitely composed landscape framed backdrops, and a moody
soundtrack, featuring The Grateful Dead to Pink Floyd, this film experience
enforce-ably leaves a very eventful dent in Antonioni's oeuvre. One which his
critics consistently may harken back to in support of their pans. In defense,
his cinema never fails to leave a powerful and lingering effect and this is a
very strong case in point. From expressions of sand-dusted free-love to government
sanctioned police 'enforcement' we are caught in an almost montage sequence of
the late 60's social consciousness uprising. In closing, this film will not
appeal to many, but for the director's following it is an important watershed
production in his career. out of
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Theatrical Release: February 9th, 1970
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Distribution | Warner VHS - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:51:24 | |
Video | 2.30:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.77 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
Subtitles | None | |
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DVD Release Date: September 25, 1991
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NOTE: There is now a German DVD, but it is 4:3 cropped - compared HERE. Fess'up time... this is a DVD made from alternative sources. Running DVDBeaver I am sent a lot of anonymous 'stuff' in the post. This DVD was one of them. It is not commercially available anywhere and my links above are to the VHS edition of the film. It has afforded me the ability to review the film with some screen captures, but this is no real way to view the film - the image is quite weak, but the only way I was able to see Michelangelo Antonioni's Zabriskie Point as I no longer have a connected VHS player (don't ask). Colors are quite good actually but it is hazy at times. Let's hope for a real DVD edition very soon (from Warner, not from MGM). |
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