Zabriskie Point - Trailer

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The late 1960s - Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States. A boy and a girl meet in seclusion in an isolated corner of the desert and indulge in sexual and chemical experimentation. Mark (Mark Frechette) is wanted by the police for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, and Daria (Daria Halprin) is a property developer that is intent on helping develop land in the desert to make new homes. This turns Zabriskie Point into both a symbol of the future and a safe refuge from the outside world.

'Zabriskie Point' serves as Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's attempt to save the Hollywood studio system buy specifically targeting the 'hippy' culture. When it came across as 'too little, too late' the writing was on the wall that Hollywood was unable to keep up with the times, and soon led to the collapse of Hollywood and the rise of the 'Movie Brats' who brought us 'Jaws', 'The Godfather' and 'Star Wars'. 'Zabriskie Point' was first released in the US on 9th February 1970, with the film being released worldwide from March of the same year. The film is set to rerelease in the UK on 24th October, coinciding with the first album in 20 years to be released from Pink Floyd, who contributed music to the film.