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Zardoz (1974)
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Note Générale:
Réalisateur:
Scénariste:
John Boorman (written by)
Date de sortie:
6 février 1974 (USA)
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Accroche:
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Intrigue:
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements. full summary | add synopsis
Récompenses:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 nomination
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Avis des utilisateurs:
Red Diapers + Green Baguettes = Lots of FUN!
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Ensemble
(Casting officiel complet)| Sean Connery | ... | Zed | |
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | Consuella | |
| Sara Kestelman | ... | May | |
| John Alderton | ... | Friend | |
| Sally Anne Newton | ... | Avalow | |
| Niall Buggy | ... | Arthur Frayn / Zardoz | |
| Bosco Hogan | ... | George Saden | |
| Jessica Swift | ... | Apathetic | |
| Bairbre Dowling | ... | Star | |
| Christopher Casson | ... | Old Scientist | |
| Reginald Jarman | ... | Death (voice) |
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Durée:
105 min
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Rapport de forme:
2,35 : 1 suite
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Classification:
Singapore:M18 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:18 (video rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Anecdotes:
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
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Goofs:
Equipe ou équipement visible: About three minutes into the movie, when the floating head is in the clouds, part of a car can be seen in the top right corner of the screen.
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[first lines]
Arthur Frayn: I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue - rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future...
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Arthur Frayn: I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue - rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future...
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figure dans The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
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Bande son:
Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92, 2nd movement
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This movie just about defines what a Great Bad Movie is supposed to be.
It starts off with Sean Connery dressed only in red diapers and bandoleers sneaking into a giant levitating stone head, passes through a fruity utopian post-nuclear society, and then heads into post-modern literary references.
The film looks like it was cooked up at an LSD fuelled party in the 70's that I wish I had been at. I wonder if Boorman came up with Excalibur at the same party. Visually there is a similar thread in both films. One is just a whole lot more coherent than the other. At first viewing Zardoz makes no sense at all, but is so wonderfully weird, so out there that you stare at it in disbelief. How did they get James Bond to run around Northern England in his undies? Why is the bread green? What's with the magic marker mustache? These are the types of questions that come to mind and keep you wading through the mess on the screen. The questions keep your mind occupied while your eyes feast on state of the art 70's futuristic concepts. It's as brilliantly fascinating as a 10 car freeway pile-up and you can watch it with considerably less guilt.
Everything is so beautifully, perfectly confusing in this film that it was with a heavy heart that I had to admit after the 4th viewing that it DOES MAKE SENSE. I will not spoil the fun for anyone else but the whole thing really does come together. I can only say that you should enjoy the cacophony while it lasts because once you get the film's storyline it's not half as fun. Though there are still some great lines of dialogue left: "I'm voting for him, Monster" being my favourite.
In any case viewing the film from a 21st century perspective reminds me that back in the 70's some very original, idea based SF movies could be made with a fittingly large budget. Some of these films have become classics which is more than I can say for the big-budget, no-brainer crap that mostly comes out of Hollywood nowadays.
I wholeheartedly recommend Zardoz for those who can admit to cinephilic guilty pleasures!