Zabriskie Point (film)

Zabriskie Point
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichelangelo Antonioni
Screenplay by
Story byMichelangelo Antonioni
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlfio Contini
Edited byFranco Arcalli
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • February 5, 1970 (1970-02-05) (Premiere)
  • February 9, 1970 (1970-02-09) (US)
Running time
112 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish[2]
Budget$7 million[3]
Box office$1 million[3][Note 1]

Zabriskie Point /zəˈbrɪski/ is a 1970 American drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, and Rod Taylor. It was widely noted at the time for its setting in the counterculture of the United States. Some of the movie's scenes were filmed on location at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. The movie was an overwhelming commercial failure,[5] and was panned by most critics upon release.[6]

It is listed in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time and has been described as "the worst film ever made by a director of genius".[7] However, its critical standing has increased in the decades since.[8] It has to some extent achieved cult status and is noted for its cinematography, a soundtrack featuring Pink Floyd and other popular 1960s rock acts, and direction.[9]

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066601/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st#cast
  2. ^ a b Zabriskie Point at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  3. ^ a b "Box office: business for Zabriskie Point (1970)." Archived April 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine IMDb. Retrieved: October 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "1970 French box office figures." Box Office Story. Retrieved: November 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Smith, Matt. "Zabriskie Point.' Archived July 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Brattle Theatre Film Notes {Brattle Film Foundation}. Retrieved: September 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Chatman and Duncan 2004, p. 118. Archived November 12, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Craven, Peter. "Uneasy moments from master of angst." The Age, A2, May 17, 2008, p. 20.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference tcmart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Allwood, Emma Hope. "Three things you don't know about Zabriskie Point." Archived July 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Dazed, July 2015. Retrieved: November 21, 2016.


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