alejandro jodorowsky

[swiss tony]

can you give me an idea if his movies are good or just art house crap? if you like his stuff can you recommend his best work? thanks:)

[zwoti]

santa sangre

[paws the great]

The Holy Mountain is pretty good......if you're into strange flicks.:)

[Necromancer]

el topo ? ;)

[Despare]

The Holy Mountain is a trip, it's a fun watch but not a movie I really "love". He's an artist, and I'm sure a lot of people would liken him to David Lynch. AJ has a bit more focus IMO, it seems like he actually wants to let the audience in on something but wants to make them work a little bit for it.

[no mulier]

...He's an artist...has a bit more focus...he actually wants to let the audience in on something but wants to make them work a little bit for it.

A fair assessment to be sure. Highly recommend the abovementioned three:

- Holy Mountain
- Santa Sangre
- el Topo

First watching of these was an uncomfortable experience that soon faded, replaced with admiration for this fellow. He's crazy about life and he's open about it.

On a sidenote, you may want to check out his Metabaron & Technopriests comics series.

[swiss tony]

i have, since this thread started, acquired sante sangre but am yet to watch it. i'll post a review here when i do.

[Roderick Usher]

He was initially supposed to direct DUNE with famed French illustrator/comic book artist Mobius as art director.

The "what could have been" boggles the mind.

[_____V_____]

i have, since this thread started, acquired sante sangre but am yet to watch it. i'll post a review here when i do.

Its a great movie. Remember to watch it with an open mind, and you will love the way he deftly handles his characters and builds on the script.

He has done some really admirable work in El Topo and Santa Sangre. One of the most underrated movie-makers, if there ever was one.

[no mulier]

He was initially supposed to direct DUNE with famed French illustrator/comic book artist Mobius as art director.

The "what could have been" boggles the mind.

That is very vividly seen in his Metabaron comics series. The scope of his vision could not have been fully realized on film.

[swiss tony]

you make him sound like the bruce lee of directors. i hope sante sangre is his big boss.

[The_Return]

I've only seen two of his films: Fando y Lis, and a short film called La Cravate.

Cravate was really cool and I enjoyed it immensely. Fando y Lis? Eh, not so much. Wasn't really my cup of tea.

[Doc Faustus]

Santa Sangre is really disturbing, gutsy, good stuff. El Topo's great too.

[The_Return]

I've only seen two of his films: Fando y Lis, and a short film called La Cravate.

Cravate was really cool and I enjoyed it immensely. Fando y Lis? Eh, not so much. Wasn't really my cup of tea.

Watched El Topo the night after I posted this - wow. What a great film. If you like surreal cinema, it's essential viewing.

[9-Jack-9]

Holy Mountain is one of my favorite films. El Topo is almost as good. The new Jodorowsky box set is out, containing both of those, as well as Fando y Lis, an unreleased movie (La Cravate, which I haven't watched yet), and finally the soundtracks for Holy Mountain and El Topo. It's super affordable ... in the $40-45 dollar range I believe?

Anyway, though not of the "horror" genre per se, certain moments in Holy Mountain are certainly more horrific and disturbing than anything I've seen in a horror-genre film. It's got a bit of '70s stonger cult-movie cheese to it, but not unintentionally ... the ending is one of the all-time classics, and you either love it or hate it.

[Doc Faustus]

It's 30 bucks off Deep Discount.