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May 17, 2023 · Nevertheless, unlike many similar experimental films, “The Holy Mountain” still retains some sort of narrative: Jesus returns to earth in the seventies, confronts corrupt and fallen...
Jan 27, 2020 · The Holy Mountain begins by following a Christ-like figure (Horacio Salinas) as he naively wanders into the world and discovers money and the exploitation it engenders. But rather than being horrified by these sights, the man is simply fascinated: in a word, he is a fool, unaware of society’s rules and expectations, completely vulnerable and ...
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- ‘The Holy Mountain’: The CORE Narrative
- The Symbolism
- The Finale and How It All Ties Together
For this deep-dive, I want to break the film down into two parts: both the literal events of the film as they play out on-screen, as well as the more implicit and obtuse subtextual aspects that may require some more digging. Related article: MUST WATCH – Hollywood Insider’sCEO Pritan Ambroase’s Love Letter to Black Lives Matter – VIDEO Subscribe to...
This is just the basic set-up of the film (without delving much into the spoiler-filled final act), and already it is easy to see why the film was deeply controversial at the time of its release. Various rights and religious groups protested the film’s global screenings, which is really not all that surprising, considering the movie’s dense and sho...
As the Thief finally reaches the near-end of his journey and arrives at the foot of the Holy Mountain, the film gives us maybe the biggest twist in cinema history, which has been co-opted by a few other notable works, most famously “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Right before the Fool climbs the Mountain to achieve true enlightenment, the Alchem...
A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.
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- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- R
- Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Jul 27, 2017 · Production companies often control the direction of a film in both its narrative and creativity, especially so in the world of Western cinema and Hollywood. It is amazing then that, on the relatively low budget of $750,000, “The Holy Mountain” was shot with such precise execution.
It might feel like an episodic string of singular strange yet original and intriguing ideas, yet these vignettes actually form a cohesive narrative, and every scene serves Jodorowsky´s overarching thesis.
The Holy Mountain (Spanish: La montaña sagrada) is a 1973 Mexican surrealist film directed, written, produced, co-scored, co-edited by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also participated as a set designer and costume designer on the film. [4]
