The Holy Mountain
1973
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Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (Spanish: [xoðoˈɾofski]; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films El Topo and The Holy Mountain , Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and ...
Director. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:31. A Viking on the Croisette (undefined) 16 Videos. 38 Photos. Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in Tocopilla, Chile on February 17, 1929. In 1939 he moved to Santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer.
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May 8, 2024 · Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-born French filmmaker and author known for his surrealistic films, especially El Topo (1970), which was considered the first ‘midnight movie,’ and The Holy Mountain (1973). Learn more about Jodorowsky’s life and career, including his other notable films.
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- 'The Holy Mountain' (1973) Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders. A definitive film within the entire arthouse genre/movement, The Holy Mountain is a singular achievement unlike anything else in cinema, for better or worse (depending on how much you like Alejandro Jodorowsky and his singular style).
- 'El Topo' (1970) Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta. After two bizarre yet somewhat light-hearted fantasy films, El Topo was the film that ended up making Alejandro Jodorowsky whatever the cult director version of a household name is.
- 'Santa Sangre' (1989) Starring: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell. Plenty of Alejandro Jodorowsky movies have dreamlike or nightmarish sequences, but none are as abundantly horror-focused as Santa Sangre.
- 'Endless Poetry' (2016) Starring: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores. With Endless Poetry, Alejandro Jodorowsky essentially made a sequel, with this film picking up right where The Dance of Reality left off.
Jun 1, 2016 · Cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky, at 87, has made one his best movies yet with Endless Poetry
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May 15, 2024 · May 15, 2024 8 AM PT. “I am an earthling — after that I’m galactic and then I’m universal,” Alejandro Jodorowsky tells me in Spanish from his home in Paris during a recent video call. At 95,...
Mini Bio. Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in Tocopilla, Chile on February 17, 1929. In 1939 he moved to Santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer. In 1953 he went to Paris and studied mime with Marcel Marceau. He worked with Maurice Chevalier there and made a short film, La cravate (1957) .
