Movie

Zabriskie Point

1970 · 113 min

A slow, visually striking drift through counterculture disillusionment, mixing desert reverie with abrupt violence and a lingering sense of loss.

Tagline: How you get there depends on where you're at.
Overview: Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Rebellion, identity, isolation, class
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: rebellion
identity
isolation
class
betrayal
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong