To clarify a lot of the comments here, yes this is Pink Floyd, but it's not Careful With That Axe, Eugene. It is a similarly-constructed song (in a different key) called Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up. The Floyd recorded tons of music for ZP, but as Roger Waters said, "All he really wanted was a slightly different version of Careful With That Axe, Eugene!" A song they developed for ZP called "The Sad Sequence" was later used as the basis for "Us & Them" on Dark Side of the Moon.
Sheer brilliance. The powerful climax of an underrated film. People calling it boring are wrong. When I first watched it I didn't get it, too. After two more viewings it has become one of my favorites.
MGM: So, Michelangelo, how are we going to end this film anyway. Antonioni: I am not sure. MGM: How did you end your last film? Antonioni: You mean Blow Up? MGM: That's a great idea.
The weight of the PF contrubution, on such a particular masterpiece of Antonioni cinema, is very important. What a combo the italian maestro with those giant of english rock, explosive.
Un autentico capolavoro del cinema di Antonioni. Che non è stato ancora pienamente rivalutato come dovrebbe....basti pensare che in Italia non esiste ancora una versione dvd. Vergognoso. Questo film è un capolavoro
vi esse filme há 30 anos atrás pela primeira vez, essas cenas me emocionaram, porque expressam meu ser... e isso continua válido 30 anos depois. Obrigada por postar. I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE FOR THE FIRST TIME 30 YEARS AGO, TESE SCENES COMOVES ME, CAUSE THEY EXPRESS MY SOUL... AND IT KEEPS VALID TILL TODAY. THANKS FOR POSTING!
Assisti a esse filme na década de 1970, não sei precisar o ano. Essa cena ficou registrada claramente na minha memória. Hoje compreendo que é o registro de que o mundo que eu conhecia até então, já estava se liquefazendo e dando lugar à outra coisa. A tendência pós-moderna, que hoje fragmenta e particulariza a nossa vida, já se mostrava, transparente nessa cena... a Arte tem antenas!
il fatto che in quel luogo fosse nato l'amore tra i due e poi ci abbiano costruito un hotel che rappresenta i beni di consumo, il non necessario passato come priorita', e che per lei era solo l'amore tra i due che rendeva quel luogo ancora più' magico,lei si libera di un mondo che non fa per lei, lei che aveva amato davvero senza bisogno di niente..
So beautiful. It's too bad that MGM didn't let Antonioni realize his full vision for Zabriskie Point, and then didn't know how the hell to market it. This sequence makes it all worthwhile, though.
@leamanc Sorry, I meant "The Violent Sequence," not "sad." The music was rejected by Antonioni because he thought it too sad, and it reminded him of church.
Extraordinary comments about "waste" of a usable house... it's a SCALE MODEL. Look again closely. The camera is employing a perspective trick to fool the viewer into seeing it as a big, luxurious mountaintop residence. In fact it's barely the height of a human being.
when real love disappear everything else is insignificant so with her mind destroy a society based on nothing, only things of consume...because they are empty inside..and now is more then back then
the olny interesting, succinct scene with good metaphorical content and great music it this boring film, worth to lost 1,5 hour of life watching all movie to see it!
@sunvana Yep, ZP would have been a tough sell, then or now. But MGM really did sabotage the production by forcing Antonioni to trim out the truly rebellious/revolutionary aspects of the film, forcing it to be a watered-down version of revolution that was laughed at by much of its target audience. They also sat on it so that it didn't come out in 1969 as planned, but in '70, after a lot of the revolution died. Still, with all that, this is one of the most beautiful sequences ever, in my book.
The utter and complete anihilation of the spoils of the western civilisation to the sounds mightiest re-edition of "Careful with that axe, Eugene" ever. Signiore Antonioni was not my favorite film director, but he sure was a visual genius.
quoto e aggiungo.... ...alla sua morte neanche una parola.... con Pavarotti e la sua eredità ci hanno sfasciato il cazzo... e per il maestro.... IL NULLA!
I would like to know what was this building ? Was a mock-up (model) ? or a real club, hotel, etc ? That's a pity that Mark Frechette died few years later the movie.
Già, una vera vergogna. Ricordo che su Raidue per la morte passarono proprio Zabriskie Point...ma ovviamente in seconda o terza serata e senza quasi neppure accennarlo al pubblico. E d'altronde, non essendoci scandali e pettegolezzi come per Pavarotti o altri, i vari Vespa, Mentana e Riotta non si sono degnati minimamente di parlarne nei loro programmi. Ma forse è meglio così. Antonioni non deve avere niente a che fare con un certo modello di televisione contemporaneo.
come fate a dire che è antonioni contro il capitalismo..l'avete letto da qualche parte e ripetete...come fate a non capire che è la mente della ragazza che elimina l'inutile e il non necessario su cui è basata la società', perché ha perso il vero amore
Saw this maybe 25 years ago at the cinema. I was quite literally crying with laughter.
To clarify a lot of the comments here, yes this is Pink Floyd, but it's not Careful With That Axe, Eugene. It is a similarly-constructed song (in a different key) called Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up. The Floyd recorded tons of music for ZP, but as Roger Waters said, "All he really wanted was a slightly different version of Careful With That Axe, Eugene!"
A song they developed for ZP called "The Sad Sequence" was later used as the basis for "Us & Them" on Dark Side of the Moon.
Sheer brilliance. The powerful climax of an underrated film. People calling it boring are wrong. When I first watched it I didn't get it, too. After two more viewings it has become one of my favorites.
loving things that blow up in slow motion
MGM: So, Michelangelo, how are we going to end this film anyway.
Antonioni: I am not sure.
MGM: How did you end your last film?
Antonioni: You mean Blow Up?
MGM: That's a great idea.
The weight of the PF contrubution, on such a particular masterpiece of Antonioni cinema, is very important. What a combo the italian maestro with those giant of english rock, explosive.
Another forgotten gem of that era, glad that it found its way to youtube, just as good as Easy Rider :)
great film with some awesome tunes,a piece of grateful deads dark star when hes up in the plane. this piece and a visual delight
One of the greatest sequences in cinema history, yet perhaps only the second greatest sequence in the film.
I just analyzed this scene in a graduate Italian film class...awesome!!!
Still spectacular - blowing things up in front of a high speed colour camera accompanied by a psychedelic soundtrack is an art form!
Un autentico capolavoro del cinema di Antonioni. Che non è stato ancora pienamente rivalutato come dovrebbe....basti pensare che in Italia non esiste ancora una versione dvd. Vergognoso. Questo film è un capolavoro
Beautiful widescreen presentation. Good to see the insurance company admen are making notes....
Very strange film, very much of its time, but worth seeing once on a good big screen in the dark, the desert sequences are beautiful
vi esse filme há 30 anos atrás pela primeira vez, essas cenas me emocionaram, porque expressam meu ser... e isso continua válido 30 anos depois. Obrigada por postar. I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE FOR THE FIRST TIME 30 YEARS AGO, TESE SCENES COMOVES ME, CAUSE THEY EXPRESS MY SOUL... AND IT KEEPS VALID TILL TODAY. THANKS FOR POSTING!
Wonderful... My fav all time!
The best movie ending ever.
Assisti a esse filme na década de 1970, não sei precisar o ano. Essa cena ficou registrada claramente na minha memória. Hoje compreendo que é o registro de que o mundo que eu conhecia até então, já estava se liquefazendo e dando lugar à outra coisa. A tendência pós-moderna, que hoje fragmenta e particulariza a nossa vida, já se mostrava, transparente nessa cena... a Arte tem antenas!
Be Careful With that Axe Eugene!!!
2:52 TV scene ideal for pandemic time! 😂
amen fratello/sorella!!!
onore al maestro!
Quite simply, Antonioni was a Genius.
Well said. This is great, but the scene with the airplane and the car is better.
il fatto che in quel luogo fosse nato l'amore tra i due e poi ci abbiano costruito un hotel che rappresenta i beni di consumo, il non necessario passato come priorita', e che per lei era solo l'amore tra i due che rendeva quel luogo ancora più' magico,lei si libera di un mondo che non fa per lei, lei che aveva amato davvero senza bisogno di niente..
imagine this in freekin 3d
It blowed up GOOD! Blowed up REAL GOOD!
So beautiful. It's too bad that MGM didn't let Antonioni realize his full vision for Zabriskie Point, and then didn't know how the hell to market it. This sequence makes it all worthwhile, though.
@cutis1000 a real home was constructed and Antonioni had numerous cameras set up in various spots to film it
Stuff blowing up is awesome!!
@leamanc Sorry, I meant "The Violent Sequence," not "sad." The music was rejected by Antonioni because he thought it too sad, and it reminded him of church.
Masterpeace
good.
geniale!
Oh, WOW! Wonder Bread at the 4:27 mark!
It's Pink Floyd - Careful with that Axe Eugene
Careful with that axe Eugene...
Extraordinary comments about "waste" of a usable house... it's a SCALE MODEL. Look again closely. The camera is employing a perspective trick to fool the viewer into seeing it as a big, luxurious mountaintop residence. In fact it's barely the height of a human being.
i erm.... just shit myself! wasnt expecting tht!
Greatness!! is Antonioni
@ZardozSpeaks Correct you can find it easy with google earth right next to Carefree Hwy.
when real love disappear everything else is insignificant so with her mind destroy a society based on nothing, only things of consume...because they are empty inside..and now is more then back then
the olny interesting, succinct scene with good metaphorical content and great music it this boring film, worth to lost 1,5 hour of life watching all movie to see it!
The building is a house of Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentice Paolo Soleri in Arizona.
with Pink Floyd playing.
@cri64italia E che superfluo! SI'!
@sunvana Yep, ZP would have been a tough sell, then or now. But MGM really did sabotage the production by forcing Antonioni to trim out the truly rebellious/revolutionary aspects of the film, forcing it to be a watered-down version of revolution that was laughed at by much of its target audience. They also sat on it so that it didn't come out in 1969 as planned, but in '70, after a lot of the revolution died.
Still, with all that, this is one of the most beautiful sequences ever, in my book.
The utter and complete anihilation of the spoils of the western civilisation to the sounds mightiest re-edition of "Careful with that axe, Eugene" ever. Signiore Antonioni was not my favorite film director, but he sure was a visual genius.
yeah, the house is still there..its only an illusion! but a great ending
@Felderoth Dude, they rebuilt the house afterwards...
Pink Floyd wrote "Dogs".
I was always a little sad Antonioni decided to pass on rick wright's violence squence for this movie, but at least it produced Us & Them
Multiplicity
quoto e aggiungo....
...alla sua morte neanche una parola....
con Pavarotti e la sua eredità ci hanno sfasciato il cazzo... e per il maestro....
IL NULLA!
Had to be an Italian director...fu%$in masterful filmmaking. Scene feels like "divorce"...
Cool scene! Where was this filmed?
seen this film,i felt it sort of flat on story line but beautiful to watc anyway
@RideMyBMW even more, Annihilation!
@ignoblius I do like your idea. When do we meet for discuss about this ending remaking?
I would like to know what was this building ? Was a mock-up (model) ? or a real club, hotel, etc ?
That's a pity that Mark Frechette died few years later the movie.
Già, una vera vergogna. Ricordo che su Raidue per la morte passarono proprio Zabriskie Point...ma ovviamente in seconda o terza serata e senza quasi neppure accennarlo al pubblico. E d'altronde, non essendoci scandali e pettegolezzi come per Pavarotti o altri, i vari Vespa, Mentana e Riotta non si sono degnati minimamente di parlarne nei loro programmi. Ma forse è meglio così. Antonioni non deve avere niente a che fare con un certo modello di televisione contemporaneo.
Oasis984 l Italia e un paese di trogloditi
:( mmmmmmmmmmmm
Materialistics imperiaslists gonna hate
PSYCHEDELIC GASM INFERNO__((*))__
come fate a dire che è antonioni contro il capitalismo..l'avete letto da qualche parte e ripetete...come fate a non capire che è la mente della ragazza che elimina l'inutile e il non necessario su cui è basata la società', perché ha perso il vero amore
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Lol Family guy spoofed this.