Alejandro jodorowsky movies and filmography allmovie. Fando and lis was banned in mexico after starting a riot at the 1968 acapulco film festival. An interesting early work, but jodorowsky would fare much better with his later masterpieces. With tamara garina, sergio kleiner, diana mariscal, maria teresa rivas. Jodorowsky has dabbled into pretty much anything one might call art or craft be it. Created from hazy memories of the controversial fernando arrabal play he staged in paris, alejandro jodorowskys sublime freakout follows impotent fando sergio kleiner and his paraplegic. Fando y lis is a 1968 mexican film directed by alejandro jodorowsky in his feature length directorial debut. Alejandro jodorowsky the films of alejandro jodorowsky. Alejandro jodorowskys debut, fando y lis takes us on a surrealist trip through jodorowskys id, long before he had the kind of budget or resources or really, ideas, that allowed him to. Surrealist film hybrid western media satire satire psychological drama.
Surrealistic, raw and engrossing, alejandro jodorowskys fando y lis is a film that has striking images of brutal violence, images that will stick with you long after youve seen. It was photographed by prominent mexican cinematographer rafael corkidi in highcontrast blackandwhite. Alejandro jodorowsky s debut, fando y lis takes us on a surrealist trip through jodorowsky s id, long before he had the kind of budget or resources or really, ideas, that allowed him to. Consider your self lucky to be able to experience this incredible treasure.
Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. Causing a riot in its first screening at the acapulcos film festival back in 1968 because of its surrealistic and blasphemous nature, fando y lis is the film that allowed chilean director alejandro jodorowsky to become a cult director and to basically play with cinema. Alejandro jodorowsky movies, bio and lists on mubi. All 8 alejandro jodorowsky movies ranked from worst to. In 1955 he went to paris and studied mime with marcel marceau. Fando and lis 1968 directed by alejandro jodorowsky. See more ideas about alejandro jodorowsky, the holy mountain and film. It has several strong moments of powerful imagery, but not quite enough to keep it consistently compelling as a feature film. In 1942 he moved to santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer. With alejandro jodorowsky, horacio salinas, zamira saunders, juan ferrara. Alejandro jodorowskys fando y lis official trailer. Itll be a challenge to keep this brief, but i shall try born in chile and established in mexico, sr. It literally started a riot at the 1968 acapulco film festival.
Alejandro jodorowsky is one of the finest directors of our lifetime. Thanks to dvd, jodorowsky fans can sample the earliest surviving example of his work with fando and lis, his first real feature not counting a filmed mime project called the severed head, which was buried after its release following a stormy reception at the acapulco film festival and its subsequent disposal by international distributor cannon films. Surrealistic, raw and engrossing, alejandro jodorowsky s fando y lis is a film that has striking images of brutal violence, images that will stick with you long after youve seen. In a corrupt, greedfueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a christlike character and seven materialistic figures to the holy mountain. Alejandro jodorowsky was born in iquique, chile on february 17, 1929. Any worthwhile discussion about nudity in cinema is simply incomplete without mention of a certain alejandro jodorowsky, mystic guru of the absurd with a capital a. Its a confrontationally honest film, so be prepared. Alejandro jodorowsky may be a more interesting man than director. Now that a dispute between the fiery filmmaker jodorowsky and his abcko producer has been amicably settled, their undeniably wild filmography can finally see the light of day in quality versions. The desert in the film is so dry, it will make you thirsty, so keep something to drink nearby.
Fando and lis 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Early film from alejandro jodorowsky is an uneven lowbudget surrealist piece. The film was shot in highcontrast blackandwhite on the weekends with a small budget and was first shown at the acapulco film festival in 1968. Find films and movies featuring alejandro jodorowsky on allmovie. Fando y lis t he career of the chilean artist, surrealist and film maker alejandro jodorowsky began here, in 1968, with this debut movie, an example of underground cinema at its gamiest, now on. Topics movie fando lis jodorowsky language spanish. One potentially noteworthy exception in fando y lis is a rapid crosscutting between flashbacks and present during temporal transitions. Based on jodorowskys memories of a play by surrealist fernando arrabal. The films of alejandro jodorowsky is a gift from heaven to cult film fans, the ones that have been wincing at hideous pirated tapes for the last 30 years. Based on jodorowsky s memories of a play by surrealist fernando arrabal. Find release information for fando y lis 1967 alejandro jodorowsky on allmovie. These astonishing films, which have been fully restored and remastered, are available as a special limited edition collectors box set featuring exclusive rare bonus materials. A lifetime journey of a western gunfighter in color.
Alejandro jodoworsky abkco filmsanchor bay entertainment. It is an adaptation of a play of the same name by fernando arrabal, who was working with jodorowsky on performance art at the time. The book of the film, douglas book corporation, new york, 1971, p. Fando and his partially paralyzed lover lis search for the mythical city of tar. The first three films in the dvd box set the films of alejandro jodorowsky poke at viewers through a combination of deliberate shock and thematic heaviness. Alejandro jodorowsky entrevista completa parte 3 ultima.
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