James Bond in a Red Bikini: The Iconic Failure of Zardoz
45Sean Connery in a red bikini, a stone head, a utopian world. Zardoz is the strangest and most iconic failure of the 70s. Why is this film called the worst and the most brilliant at the same time?
In this issue of the Cinema Underground column, I will tell the story of one of the strangest and most underrated films of the 70s. John Boorman's film, inspired by Kubrick's 2000: A Space Odyssey, was a box office failure, but over time it became a cult classic.
Why did Sean Connery agree to this role right after Bond? How is Zardoz related to the unmade Lord of the Rings? And why does the absurdity of this film seem prophetic today?
🔻 Watch in this video:
00:00 - beginning
00:56 - what was released in 1974
01:34 - John Boorman
01:55 - "The Lord of the Rings"
02:39 - plot
04:08 - Vortex
04:42 - Sean Connery after James Bond
05:40 - Charlotte Rampling
06:12 - history of the film
07:01 - 1974 in the world
07:53 - difficulties
08:28 - "Cinema Underground" section
06:12 - history of the film
09:03 - what is "Zardoz" about
12:35 - interesting
13:17 - midnight movies
13:51 - James Bond in a swimsuit
15:45 - references
16:17 - finale
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