Overlooked movie, with many qualities. This is my favourite Michelangelo Antonioni movie to date. Difficult to understand why it sunk at the box office. Definitely of the same brand of counter culture movie as Easy Rider which came a year or 2 earlier, but is also very unique. It is also a road movie (aeroplane movie even, how they filmed that sequence beats me) thing going on; think Badlands/ Natural Born Killers.
Most definitely anti-authoritarian, and most likely in ever anarchists definitive collection.
What transpired with lead actor Mark Frechette, when he came to (or continued to) embody the spirit of the movie, adds to the legacy of the movie in a tragic way.
Anti-commercialism and freedom of spirit are key themes, but also the unfortunate consequences of running against the grain.
Pink Floyd tracks were really something and some of my favourite early tracks, and the famous ending was filmed magnificently to one of those 2 tracks which made the final cut.
It crosses boundaries and plot spirals in a quite ethereal way. Striking cinematography and editing. A couple of hours well spend.
Most definitely anti-authoritarian, and most likely in ever anarchists definitive collection.
What transpired with lead actor Mark Frechette, when he came to (or continued to) embody the spirit of the movie, adds to the legacy of the movie in a tragic way.
Anti-commercialism and freedom of spirit are key themes, but also the unfortunate consequences of running against the grain.
Pink Floyd tracks were really something and some of my favourite early tracks, and the famous ending was filmed magnificently to one of those 2 tracks which made the final cut.
It crosses boundaries and plot spirals in a quite ethereal way. Striking cinematography and editing. A couple of hours well spend.