Zardoz (1974) - Set in 2293, where a self-contained world is peopled with the Brutes, the Exterminators and the Eternals. Zardoz is a dystopia, a pessimistic view of a possible future, and a cautionary tale coloured by Boorman’s concern for the evolution of humanity. Shot – like Excalibur, The General and The Tiger’s Tail – near his house in Wicklow, it is the most baroque of all his films, where he gives free rein to his imagination in flamboyant hues.