In the radiantly visceral autobiographical film, a young Jodorowsky is confronted by a collection of compelling characters that contributed to his burgeoning surreal consciousness. The legendary filmmaker was born in 1929 in Tocopilla, a coastal town on the edge of the Chilean desert, where the film was shot. Blending his personal history with metaphor, mythology, and poetry, The Dance of Reality reflects Jodorowsky’s philosophy that reality is not objective but rather a “dance” created by our own imaginations.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 10 min.
- Country, year
- Chile, France, 2013
- Genre
- Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Biographical
- Language
- Spanish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Screenplay
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cinematography
- Jean-Marie Dreujou
- Music
- Adan Jodorowsky
- Cast
- Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Bastian Bodenhöfer
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- unknown - 1
- Official selection
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in 1929 in Chile. He is a Chilean scholar in comparative religion, playwright, director, producer, composer, actor, mime, comic book writer, tarot reader, historian and psychotherapist. In 1942 he moved to Santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer. In 1955 he went to Paris and studied mime. He is best-known for films El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989). After an absence of 23 years, Jodorowsky has returned to directing with The Dance of Reality.
