5a1) Sean Connery in Zardoz (1974)
5a2) Zardoz (1974) Trailer, Director: John Boorman
Zardoz is a 1974 Irish-American science fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling, and featuring Sara Kestelman. The film, Connery's second post-James Bond role—after The Offence—was shot by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth on a budget of US$1.57 million as it depicts a future world where a stone image called "Zardoz" instructs the "Brutals" to kill each other for eternal life.
5a3) Zardoz forces us into a muted state of cognitive dissonance, a background hum of confusion and disbelief that intensifies the longer we watch. How did this thing ever get made? And yet it was made. It’s right there in front of us. The images are flickering over the screen: Connery’s ponytail sways across his back; a handlebar moustache frames his grinning mouth; the BDSM gear he’s wearing is very real. Was taking on this project some grotesque fit of hubris? A senseless cry for help? Or is the man a genius?
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