Alejandro Jodorowsky

Born: 1929-02-07

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" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups. He has cited the filmmaker Federico Fellini as his primary cinematic influence, and has been described as an influence on such figures as Marilyn Manson and David Lynch. After a failed attempt to return to filmmaking with a film entitled King Shot starring Marilyn Manson and produced by David Lynch, Alejandro is set to return to cinema with the sequel to El Topo entitled Abel Cain sometime in late 2011 or 2012. Jodorowsky is also a playwright and play director, having produced over one hundred plays, primarily in Mexico where he lived for much of his life. Alongside this he is also a writer, particularly of comic books - his The Incal even has been noted as having a claim to be "the best comic book" ever written - as well as books on his own theories about spirituality. Jodorowsky has been involved in the occult and various spiritual and religious groups, including Zen Buddhism and forms of Mexican shamanism, and has formulated his own spiritual system, which he has called "psychomagic" and "psychoshamanism". Description above from the Wikipedia article Alejandro Jodorowsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Holy Mountain

as The Alchemist
Released: 1973-11-29

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the...

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Endless Poetry

as Old Alejandro
Released: 2016-03-23

A portrait of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s young adulthood, set in the 1940s and 50s, in the electric...

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El Topo

as El Topo
Released: 1970-12-18

El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with...

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Fando and Lis

as Puppeteer (uncredited)
Released: 1970-02-02

Fando and his partially paralyzed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar. Based on...

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Jodorowsky's Dune

as Self
Released: 2013-08-30

Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director...

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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

as Himself
Released: 2006-06-20

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

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The Dance of Reality

as Old Alejandro
Released: 2013-06-19

“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to...

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Fake News

as Mysterious man
Released: 2021-09-08

After stealing a gaming console from migrants, Sébastien tries to sell it to Patrick, a good...

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The Severed Heads

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-31

A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living...

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Psychomagic: A Healing Art

as Himself
Released: 2019-10-02

Explores the therapeutic work of director Alejandro Jodorowsky, showing by means of real acts,...

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A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Released: 2007-05-01

This six minute interview with director Alejandro Jodorowsky can be found on the release of EL...

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Ritual - A Psychomagic Story

as Fernando
Released: 2013-04-20

The fragile Lia suffers from a deep depression. Her relationship with her boyfriend Viktor is...

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The Island

as Jodo
Released: 2011-05-16

In Paris, Sophie and Daneel make a solid couple. Nothing, it seems, can separate them - until...

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NWR

as Self
Released: 2012-02-02

A documentary about Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at...

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My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

as Self
Released: 2015-02-27

A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born...

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Melodrama Sacramental

as Himself
Released: 1965-05-01

The Panic Movement performed theatrical events designed to be shocking, as a response to...

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Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths

as Self
Released: 1997-02-22

This documentary consists mainly of archive interviews of Jean Cocteau, and it features...

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No Big Deal

as Pablo
Released: 2003-03-05

Three sons are sent on a journey to trace their father's checkered past.

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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

as Self
Released: 2007-05-13

French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip...

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The Jodorowsky Constellation

as Self
Released: 1994-01-01

This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves,...

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Alejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic

as Himself
Released: 2014-12-31

A short documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky's therapeutic practice of psychomagic.

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Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre

as Himself
Released: 2011-01-25

After his dream project DUNE fell apart, visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break...

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In Search of Moebius

as Himself
Released: 2007-09-23

Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators...

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Niente è come sembra

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Released: 2007-10-22

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Musikanten

as Ludwig van Beethoven
Released: 2006-03-03

During research for a series focused on the greatest scientists of the past, a TV producer,...

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Tripping The Dark Fantastic

as Himself
Released: 2022-10-29

Showcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists...

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La colorina

as Self
Released: 2008-03-10

Portrait of the Chilean poet Stella Díaz Varín (1926 -2006), who was called “La colorina”...

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Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls

as Himself
Released: 2016-12-31

Alejandro Jodorowsky feeds a flock of seagulls.

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He! Viva Dada

as Self
Released: 1965-09-05

Report from the second free expression festival organized at the American Cultural Center,...

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Helicopter

as Himself
Released: 2024-01-15

To heal the wounds of his family and spirit, Director Ari Gold goes on an epic two year journey...

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Born Without

as uncredited
Released: 2008-01-26

'Born Without' is a documentary about severely handicapped Mexican actor and musician Jose...

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Anticlimax

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-04

The Mexican Gelsen Gas side by side with Alexandro Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis, El Topo, The Holy...

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The Family Forest

as Himself
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Epigenetics and psychogenealogy ​through a VERY personal experience.

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Psicotaxi

as Himself
Released: 2002-07-02

Fresnadillo wheel an impromptu consultation with Alejandro Jodorowsky, while driving in a taxi...

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Jodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales

as Alejandro
Released: 1997-05-01

These are initiation tales of A. Jodorowsky, tales and legends adapted from ancestral...

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A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus

as Self
Released: 2021-04-09

With free eyes, an open heart, good friends and a handful of luck, Gurcius Gewdner revisits some...

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Violeta más viva que nunca

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2017-01-06

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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De pé a pá

as Self
First aired: 1996-01-07

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Léemelo

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First aired: 2022-08-29

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Una belleza nueva

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First aired: 2006-07-23

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