Zardoz
(Gran Bretaña, 1974) [Color, 105 m.].
Género: Drama postapocalíptico, Distopía.
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Ficha técnica.
Dirección: John Boorman.
Guión: John Boorman.
Fotografía: Geoffrey Unsworth.
Música: David Munrow.
Producción: John Boorman, Charles Orme.
Productora: John Boorman Productions.
Sinopsis: Año 2293... En la tierra sólo sobreviven dos razas humanas: Los inmortales, la clase privilegiada, viven en un lugar maravilloso del Planeta, no envejecen y han vencido a la muerte. Los otros viven miserablemente, llenos de privaciones, son los supervivientes de un mundo corrompido y desolador y sólo confían en Zardoz, el Dios al que veneran. Zardoz elige a unos cuantos hombres, les entrega armas y les instruye para defender los derechos de su raza. Zed, uno de los exterminadores elegido por Zardoz, provocará un terrible conflicto al querer invadir el Vortex, zona privilegiada de los Inmortales.
Comentario: El argumento, confuso, pedante y pretencioso, sólo sería digerible por el camino de la sátira y/o el desmadre sin inhibiciones (en la línea de Barbarella de Vadim o las primeras entregas de la serie Bond). En lugar de ello, Boorman apuesta por un discurso pseudo-filosófico, una estética kitsch que borda el ridículo (con especial mención al diseño de vestuario) y un erotismo vergonzante. Con todo, presenta algunos buenos momentos como el del trasvase de conocimientos e inseminación en grupo por ósmosis (habrá que investigar sobre el tema).
AMG Sinopsis: A resident of 23rd-century Earth becomes involved in a revolution after discovering the hidden truth about society's rulers in director John Boorman's sci-fi drama. Sean Connery plays Zed, the central rebel, who begins the film as a member of the Exterminators, a band of skilled assassins who exact a reign of terror over the lesser Brutals. The Exterminators answer only to their god, a gigantic stone image known as Zardoz. Haunted by doubt about Zardoz's true divinity, Zed chooses to investigate. His disbelief is confirmed when the god proves to be a fraudulent tool of the Eternals, a secret society of brilliant immortals who pretend to divinity in order to exploit the masses. Knowing the truth, Zed sets out to reveal the hoax and destroy the Eternals' unjust rule.
AMG Review: This infamous sci-fi opus is one of those rare cult films that actually lives up to its hype. Unfortunately for Zardoz, its hype is double-edged -- this film is just as infamous for being muddled and self-indulgent as it is for being daring and brainy. The trouble begins at script level; John Boorman has packed his film with about three or four movies' worth of intriguing ideas, but this abundance of concepts comes at the expense of characterization depth and coherent storytelling. Boorman's direction is surprisingly uneven; many sequences are striking but just as many fall flat due to poor direction of extras and abrupt, indifferent transitions from one scene to the next. Also, like many science fiction films of the 1970s, the vision of futuristic design in Zardoz is so closely linked to the styles of its own era that its look has dated badly. However, Zardoz is not unwatchable despite such flaws. For one thing, all of the lead performances are quite good: Sean Connery gives a committed performance in an unusual role that is light years away from James Bond, and British stage vets like John Alderton and Sara Kestelman give straight-faced, serious performances that make the script's more out-there moments play in a believable fashion. Zardoz further benefits from a genuine sense of unpredictability -- it's virtually impossible to guess what strange event or otherworldly concept will be thrown your way next. It's a shame this sense of daring couldn't have been applied to a more focused, consistent story. To sum up, Zardoz is a brave misfire that might intrigue sci-fi cultists but is likely to confuse and confound most other viewers.
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File Size............: 1,487 MB
Duration.............: 01:41:45
Video Format.........: XviD
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Video Bitrate........: 1656 kb/s
Resolution...........: 720x304 (2.37:1) [=45:19]
FPS..................: 25.000
Source...............: R2 DVD
Language.............: English
Audio Codec..........: ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc
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