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In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In the 2022 New Year Honours, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to film.
Zardoz is a 1974 science fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. It depicts a post-apocalyptic world where barbarians (the Brutals) worship the stone idol Zardoz while growing food for a hidden elite, the Eternals.
Apr 17, 2020 · The story of a post apocalyptic world where barbarians worship a stone god called “Zardoz” that grants them death and eternal life was clearly going to be a hard sell. Boorman decided to make the film with his own own self-titled company, John Boorman Productions Ltd. which was based in Dublin.
Jan 16, 2023 · Where to begin with John Boorman. As John Boorman turns 90, we backtrack through the wide-ranging career of the British director who gave us everything from Deliverance to Zardoz.
Feb 24, 2015 · John Boorman has made hugely influential movies like Deliverance and Hope & Glory. He reveals the films that shaped him.
Mar 6, 2020 · John Boorman: hits, myths and borrowed tales The brilliance of the director’s early work reflects western cinema’s genius for refashioning primal stories and pulp fiction
The films of John Boorman (b.1933) masterfully balance classical storytelling with arresting image-making, a profound nostalgia for a lost pre-modern world and a flair for innovative narratives and richly eccentric mise-en-scene.
