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Zabriskie Point (1970)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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)...
Style:
road movie, serious, surreal, atmospheric, realistic, political, stylized, erotic, experimental, psychedelic ...
Plot:
hippie, desert, counterculture, sex orgy, politics, rebellion, materialism, on the road, parents and children, love and romance, rebelliousness, twentysomething life, love, youth, vietnam war, sex, female nudity, surrealism, protest, psychology, beautiful scenery, rock music, anarchist, cult, chaos ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, italy, america, phoenix arizona, united states of america
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