Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California, United States noted for its erosionallandscape. It is composed of sediments from Furnace Creek Lake, which dried up 5 million years ago—long before Death Valley came into existence.

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Zabriskie Point: Surrounded by a maze of wildly eroded and vibrantly colored badlands, this spectacular view is one of the park’s most famous. Zabriskie Point is a popular sunrise and sunset viewing location. The viewpoint is a short walk uphill from the parking area. Located east of Furnace Creek on Hwy 190.

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Zabriskie Point /zəˈbrɪskiː/ is a 1970 American film by Italian directorMichelangelo Antonioni, widely noted at the time for its setting in thecounterculture of the United States in the late 1960s. Some of the film’s scenes were shot on location at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley.

It was the second of three English-language films that Antonioni had been contracted to direct for producer Carlo Ponti and to be distributed by MGM. The other two were Blowup (1966) and The Passenger(1975).

Zabriskie Point was an overwhelming commercial failure[2] and panned by most critics upon release.[3] It has, however, achieved somewhat of a cult status and is noted for its cinematography, use of music, and direction.

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