10 Essential Films From 1974

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• xyzzy@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Zardoz. No, seriously! From Jonathan Rosenbaum’s 1985 reappraisal:

  Probably John Boorman’s most underrated film—an impossibly ambitious and pretentious but also highly inventive, provocative, and visually striking SF adventure with metaphysical trimmings (1974). Set in a postapocalyptic society in 2293, it stars Sean Connery as a warrior and noble savage with dawning awareness; interestingly enough, the plot in many ways resembles that of Boorman’s best film, Point Blank.

  It’s such a strange movie, and it doesn’t quite succeed, but the leap it attempts is admirable. The surreality is the main reason I find it so memorable. It’s definitely not like the other films on the list.

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• realcaseyrollins ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A Woman Under The Influence sounds really interesting. I may add it to my watchlist.