"Zardoz" is not an easy film. It has a critical message, literary and cultural references... but at the same time it's enjoyable, everyone can find his own meaning.
I like this film because of Sean Connery -here in the first years after his leaving of 007. Sean runs, shoots and acts. He can really fill the screen with his presence.
I like Charlotte Rampling. She's an extremely talented actress, she was (and she still is!) gorgeous. I think she and Connery create a unique unusual couple, which works a lot.
John Boorman directs the movie a year after "Deliverance". Obviously he has more freedom than in the previous picture, it's a very personal movie. The film is fully shot in Ireland... The landscapes are perfect for the movie.
You can see this movie several times and always find something different, in any case it's not a pretentious film. "Zardoz" is a low budget film, made some years before "Star Wars": Boorman's film shows that Sci-Fi doesn't mean necessarily special effects and huge sets... If the story is good you can have a strong film. "Zardoz" IS a strong fairy tale.
I like this film because of Sean Connery -here in the first years after his leaving of 007. Sean runs, shoots and acts. He can really fill the screen with his presence.
I like Charlotte Rampling. She's an extremely talented actress, she was (and she still is!) gorgeous. I think she and Connery create a unique unusual couple, which works a lot.
John Boorman directs the movie a year after "Deliverance". Obviously he has more freedom than in the previous picture, it's a very personal movie. The film is fully shot in Ireland... The landscapes are perfect for the movie.
You can see this movie several times and always find something different, in any case it's not a pretentious film. "Zardoz" is a low budget film, made some years before "Star Wars": Boorman's film shows that Sci-Fi doesn't mean necessarily special effects and huge sets... If the story is good you can have a strong film. "Zardoz" IS a strong fairy tale.