Zabriskie Point

An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology...
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Zabriskie Point



An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: 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)... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>





In the late 60's, in Los Angeles, a group of revolutionary students is fighting for changing! in the campus of their university. Mark, who has been expelled by the dean after many infractions in his academic life, decides to leave the area during a riot and hijacks a small airplane. Meanwhile, the student and temporary secretary Daria is driving through the desert to attend a meeting scheduled by her boss Lee Allen in Phoenix. Mark lands the airplane in Zabriskie Point where he spends the afternoon making love with Daria. When he returns to Los Angeles, he is shot inside the cabin by a police officer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Drama Romance

Release year: 1970