
This is the sixth book in Creation's highly-acclaimed Persistence of Vision film book series. Alejandro Jodorowsky remains one of cinema’s most controversial and influential film-makers. In 1968 his scandalous debut, Fando & Lis, caused a riot in Mexico, forcing the Chilean-born director into exile in France. The following year, his ultra-violent underground smash hitThis is the sixth book in Creation's highly-acclaimed Persistence of Vision film book series. Alejandro Jodorowsky remains one of cinema’s most controversial and influential film-makers. In 1968 his scandalous debut, Fando & Lis, caused a riot in Mexico, forcing the Chilean-born director into exile in France. The following year, his ultra-violent underground smash hit El Topo inagurated the Midnight Movie phenomenon, transforming its creator into a counter-culture icon championed by John Lennon and, latterly, Marilyn Manson. Anarchy and Alchemy features • Exclusive interviews • Rare images • Exhaustive chapters on all Jodorowsky’s films including the mesmerising cine-trip The Holy Mountain, the award-winning Oedipal circus show Santa Sangre • The aborted Dune project with Salvador Dali, Pink Floyd and H R Giger • Texts on Jodorowsky’s 60s terror-theatre outfit The Panic Movement • His world mime tour with Marcel Marceau • His graphic novel collaborations with Moebius...
Title | : | Anarchy and Alchemy: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky |
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ISBN | : | 9781840681451 |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
Status | : | Available For Download |
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Anarchy and Alchemy: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky Reviews
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i love his films & want to know about the guy behind holy mountain...
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I spent the better of two weeks watching Jodorowsky films and reading this book. I don't believe I'll ever watch another again (ok, maybe El Topo). Fascinating stuff, but fucking insane.