Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Born: February 7, 1929
in Tocopilla, Chile
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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".

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Movies for Alejandro Jodorowsky...

Helicopter
Title: Helicopter
Character: Himself
Released: January 15, 2024
Type: Movie
To heal the wounds of his family and spirit, Director Ari Gold goes on an epic two year journey to complete a "Psychomagic assignment" given to him by filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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Tripping The Dark Fantastic
Title: Tripping The Dark Fantastic
Character: Himself
Released: October 29, 2022
Type: Movie
Showcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists he has collaborated with from over 35 years of scoring horror, fantasy and genre films, TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC is a stunning record of musician Simon Boswell’s career. An exciting trip through such classics as PHENOMENA, DEMONS 2, STAGE FRIGHT, SANTA SANGRE, PERDITA DURANGO, LORD OF ILLUSIONS, SHALLOW GRAVE, HARDWARE and many others, peppered with appearances by the likes of directors Dario Argento, Alejandro Jodorowsky, the concert features Simon with his 12 piece band, Caduta Massi, filmed by acclaimed DOP Vince Knight.
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Title: Léemelo
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2022
Type: TV
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Patrick & Sebastien Vs The Fake News
Title: Patrick & Sebastien Vs The Fake News
Character: Mysterious man
Released: September 8, 2021
Type: Movie
After stealing a gaming console from migrants, Sébastien tries to sell it to Patrick, a good guy. So far, nothing too serious. But when a rapper straight out of jail, a TV host willing to do anything to go viral and click traffickers get involved... Sébastien and Patrick become France’s most wanted bad guys.
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A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
Title: A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
Character: Self
Released: April 9, 2021
Type: Movie
With free eyes, an open heart, good friends and a handful of luck, Gurcius Gewdner revisits some of his adventures of the past five years, survives the relentless Russian winter and asks the following question: How far can an underground Brazilian film go?
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Psychomagic: A Healing Art
Title: Psychomagic: A Healing Art
Character: Himself
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: Movie
Explores the therapeutic work of director Alejandro Jodorowsky, showing by means of real acts, what Psychomagic is, its principle, how it is practiced, and how it is applied in life. Jodorowsky works directly with real, suffering people who are eager to solve their problems.
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Violeta más viva que nunca
Title: Violeta más viva que nunca
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: January 6, 2017
Type: Movie
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Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls
Title: Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 2016
Type: Movie
Alejandro Jodorowsky feeds a flock of seagulls.
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Endless Poetry
Title: Endless Poetry
Character: Old Alejandro
Released: March 23, 2016
Type: Movie
A portrait of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s young adulthood, set in the 1940s and 50s, in the electric capital city of Santiago. There, he decides to become a poet and is introduced, by destiny, into the foremost bohemian and artistic circle of the time.
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Alejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic
Title: Alejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 2014
Type: Movie
A short documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky's therapeutic practice of psychomagic.
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My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Title: My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Title: Jodorowsky's Dune
Character: Self
Released: August 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
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The Dance of Reality
Title: The Dance of Reality
Character: Old Alejandro
Released: June 19, 2013
Type: Movie
“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.” This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in 1929 in Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where this film was shot. It was there where he discovered the fundamentals of reality, as he underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.
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Ritual - A Psychomagic Story
Title: Ritual - A Psychomagic Story
Character: Fernando
Released: April 20, 2013
Type: Movie
The fragile Lia suffers from a deep depression. Her relationship with her boyfriend Viktor is getting worse and worse and in the last desperate attempt to cure herself, Lia goes to visit her old aunt Agata in her creepy 18th century villa.
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NWR
Title: NWR
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary about Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Festival in 2011 for Drive. From his childhood to the shooting of his next movie, Only God Forgives, in Thailand, discover the whole career of a truly visionary filmmaker. With Ryan Gosling, Mads Mikkelsen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Gaspar Noé, Peter Peter and Zlatko Buric.
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The Island
Title: The Island
Character: Jodo
Released: May 16, 2011
Type: Movie
In Paris, Sophie and Daneel make a solid couple. Nothing, it seems, can separate them - until the day when Sophie tells her partner she has organised a surprise trip to Bulgaria. Daneel refuses to go, but Sophie insists and soon discovers just why her soul mate was so reluctant to set foot in the country...
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Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre
Title: Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre
Character: Himself
Released: January 25, 2011
Type: Movie
After his dream project DUNE fell apart, visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break from cinema, only to return over a decade later with his most triumphant work: SANTA SANGRE.
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La colorina
Title: La colorina
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 2008
Type: Movie
Portrait of the Chilean poet Stella Díaz Varín (1926 -2006), who was called “La colorina” because of her red hair. Anarchist, communist, agitator, boxer, grandmother, alcoholic — the first punk in history, as it were. Based on accounts of fellow-travelers.
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Nacido Sin
Title: Nacido Sin
Released: January 26, 2008
Type: Movie
'Born Without' is a documentary about severely handicapped Mexican actor and musician Jose Flores. "Born without arms and other limbs, Jose supports his large family by playing the harmonica throughout Mexico. In the face of adversity, he shows great courage and spiritual strength. This is a film with multiple layers. It is about sharing, daring and being grateful for what we have. It is also an exploration of social values, some of them controversial. Many of Jose's choices have been strongly criticized by his family and people around him. As a result, this is also a film about self discovery: a way to explore what we judge ... and what we choose to accept and forgive."
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Niente è come sembra
Title: Niente è come sembra
Released: October 22, 2007
Type: Movie
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In Search of Moebius
Title: In Search of Moebius
Character: Himself
Released: September 23, 2007
Type: Movie
Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time and also one of the genre's best kept secrets. He achieved his greatest fame under the pseudonym/alter ego Moebius, and his artistic influence extends beyond Europe to the USA and Japan. Features interviews with Giraud himself, Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, American comic book artists Jim Lee and Mike Mignolla and many others.
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Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Title: Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2007
Type: Movie
French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his greatest fame as Moebius - not so much a pseudonym as an alter ego. With his triple-split personality - Jean Giraud, Moebius, Gir - he succeeded in making his work accessible in popular comic strip series like Blueberry, in metaphysical fantasies like John Difool and, not least, to a broad public, with set designs for films such as The Fifth Element. In Moebius Redux - A Life in Pictures an exceptional artist tells his life's and work's story. Extraordinary views on Paris, Los Angeles and the Mexican desert build a visual link between his life and his artistic universe, accompanied by the electronic soundtrack composed by "Kraftwerk" legend Karl Bartos.
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A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky
Title: A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky
Released: May 1, 2007
Type: Movie
This six minute interview with director Alejandro Jodorowsky can be found on the release of EL TOPO, his 1970 cult classic that many consider to be a masterpiece.
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Arrabal, Panik Cineast
Title: Arrabal, Panik Cineast
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Documentary about the filmmaker Fernando Arrabal.
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Title: Una belleza nueva
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 2006
Type: TV
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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Title: Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Character: Himself
Released: June 20, 2006
Type: Movie
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
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Musikanten
Title: Musikanten
Character: Ludwig van Beethoven
Released: March 3, 2006
Type: Movie
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No Big Deal
Title: No Big Deal
Character: Pablo
Released: March 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Three sons are sent on a journey to trace their father's checkered past.
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Alejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
Title: Alejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
The footage is recorder in ICA, London, in December 2002 and features Jodorowsky on-stage after the screening of "Santa Sangre".
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Psicotaxi
Title: Psicotaxi
Character: Himself
Released: July 2, 2002
Type: Movie
Fresnadillo wheel an impromptu consultation with Alejandro Jodorowsky, while driving in a taxi in the streets of Paris.
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Cherif
Title: Cherif
Character: Prophet
Released: June 4, 2002
Type: Movie
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Blink Jodorowsky
Title: Blink Jodorowsky
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
One in a series of projects by Simon Boswell, an audio-visual installation of portraits extracted from news footage, looped to last forever, and individually scored with their own soundtracks.
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Jodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales
Title: Jodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales
Character: Alejandro
Released: May 1, 1997
Type: Movie
These are initiation tales of A. Jodorowsky, tales and legends adapted from ancestral traditions, from all continents, and drawing their source from the heart of Jewish, African and Oriental traditions. Imagine real characters shot in Chinese shadow, encrusted in drawn sets. Add a 2D animation, bewitching music, and the unique voice of Alejandro. The result will be a mixture, where distant legends mix with mystery, poetry, and magic.
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Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
Title: Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 1997
Type: Movie
This documentary consists mainly of archive interviews of Jean Cocteau, and it features interesting contributions by Jean Marais and especially Jean-Luc Godard, who discusses Cocteau's foray into cinema. The film documents all the artistic media explored by a man who defined himself, first and foremost, as a poet.
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Title: De pé a pá
Character: Self
Released: January 7, 1996
Type: TV
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The Jodorowsky Constellation
Title: The Jodorowsky Constellation
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves, his career as a filmmaker, graphic novelist, and workshop leader, and his eccentricities including tarot reader and theatrical director during The Panic Movement. Directed by Louis Mouchet, La Constellation Jodorowsky includes a lengthy on-camera interview with Jodorowsky in Spanish with subtitles. Marcel Marceau, Fernando Arrabal, Peter Gabriel, Jean "Moebius" Giraud, and Jean Pierre Vignau make appearances discussing their various projects with the director. In addition to the interview and film clips, Mouchet features some bizarre footage from Jodorowsky’s absurdist plays in which topless women splattered with paint writhe around the stage in a theatrical production meant to represent The Panic Movement, i.e., an artistic expression in which reason cannot fully express the human experience.
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The Holy Mountain
Title: The Holy Mountain
Character: The Alchemist
Released: November 29, 1973
Type: Movie
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
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El Topo
Title: El Topo
Character: El Topo
Released: December 18, 1970
Type: Movie
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
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Fando and Lis
Title: Fando and Lis
Character: Puppeteer (uncredited)
Released: February 2, 1970
Type: 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.
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Anticlimax
Title: Anticlimax
Released: January 4, 1969
Type: Movie
The Mexican Gelsen Gas side by side with Alexandro Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis, El Topo, The Holy Mountain and others) appeared as a theater director, artist and poet, had an idea about staging haiku's that would reflect the sexually-charged and politically streaming time. Early in the film finds a man buried a few rolls of film in the desert.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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He! Viva Dada
Title: He! Viva Dada
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 1965
Type: Movie
Report from the second free expression festival organized at the American Cultural Center, Boulevard Raspail, in May 1965. The shows, all happenings inspired by ""théâtre panique/ the panic theater", includes Fernando Arrabal, Roland Topor and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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Melodrama Sacramental
Title: Melodrama Sacramental
Character: Himself
Released: May 1, 1965
Type: Movie
The Panic Movement performed theatrical events designed to be shocking, as a response to surrealism becoming petite bourgeoisie and to release destructive energies in search of peace and beauty. One four-hour performance known as Melodrama Sacramentral was staged in May 1965 at the Paris Festival of Free Expression. The "happening" starred Jodorowsky dressed in motorcyclist leather and featured him slitting the throats of two geese, taping two snakes to his chest and having himself stripped and whipped. Other scenes included a staged murder of a rabbi, a crucified chicken, a giant vagina giving birth to Jodorowsky, naked women covered in honey and the throwing of live turtles into the audience.
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The Severed Heads
Title: The Severed Heads
Released: March 31, 1957
Type: Movie
A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads. Lost for nearly 50 years, the movie was found in 2006 by the son of Ruth Michelly and Saul Gilbert when he found it in his mom's attic in Munich.
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The Family Forest
Title: The Family Forest
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Epigenetics and psychogenealogy ​through a VERY personal experience.
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Essential Voyage
Title: Essential Voyage
Character: Old Alejandro
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The final entry in Jodorowsky's autobiographical trilogy.