Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

February 17, 1929 · 97 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer with a large cult following. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts"…

Known For

11 titles
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The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain

1973 · 1h 54m · Movie

In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.

7.7
2
El Topo

El Topo

1970 · 2h 5m · Movie

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.

7.2
3
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013 · 1h 30m · Movie

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

8.0
4
Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

1989 · 2h 3m · Movie

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".

7.5
5
Endless Poetry

Endless Poetry

2016 · 2h 8m · Movie

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth.

7.7
6
The Dance of Reality

The Dance of Reality

2013 · 2h 13m · Movie

In a little Chilean town, the son of an uprooted couple formed by a rigorous communist father and a loving but weak mother tries to pave his own path in a society that does not understand their Jewish-Ukrainian origins.

7.4
7
Fando and Lis

Fando and Lis

1972 · 1h 33m · Movie

Fando and his partially-paralyzed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar. Based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal.

6.7
8
My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn

My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn

2015 · 58m · Movie

Liv Corfixen documents her husband, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, during the production and release of his movie Only God Forgives (2013).

6.5
9
The Rainbow Thief

The Rainbow Thief

1994 · 1h 27m · Movie

A petty crook in search of the clichéd pot of gold at the end of the rainbow hopes to cash in by befriending the heir to a huge fortune.

5.8
10
Psychomagic, A Healing Art

Psychomagic, A Healing Art

2019 · 1h 40m · Movie

Director Alejandro Jodorowsky unveils his theory of trauma therapy.

6.3
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Tusk

Tusk

1980 · 1h 59m · Movie

An English girl and an Indian elephant born on the same day share a common destiny.

4.8