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Decades after its widely panned 1970 release, Zabriskie Point garnered critical praise for its cinematography. Halprin and Frechette can barely be seen in the left of this scene filmed at Zabriskie Point. The film was panned by most critics and other published commentators of all political stripes, as were the performances of Frechette and Halprin.
Jul 25, 2022 · In March 1970, when Zabriskie Point was in national distribution, four Weathermen accidentally imploded themselves in a makeshift Greenwich Village bomb factory.
Feb 5, 2014 · Antonioni started shooting in summer 1968, so by the time Zabriskie Point was released, the counterculture audience MGM was attempting to court had already moved on from that year’s fever pitch of activities.
Mar 5, 2000 · Zabriskie Point came after the significant body of work Antonioni made throughout the ’50s and ’60s, and was his first film set in America. The story takes its cue from the hotbed of political unrest prevalent on university campuses at the time (late ’60s) and the conflict between the counter culture and the “establishment”.
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, and was panned by most critics upon release. Quick Facts Directed by, Screenplay by ...
Apr 4, 2010 · Zabriskie Point was the middle of three films Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni made for MGM: Blow-Up (1966) being the first and The Passenger (1975) the third. Of the three American films each have had their own idiosyncratic mini-history and cultish associations.
Zabriskie Point was an overwhelming commercial failure and panned by most critics upon release. It has, however, achieved somewhat of a cult status and is noted for its cinematography, use of music, and direction.