09-09-2025, 09:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-09-2025, 09:51 AM by Paul Ferguson.)
"Alejandro Jodorowsky is another filmmaker whose name is practically synonymous with visions. "The Holy Mountain" is perhaps his ultimate surreal journey; wild, bizarre, psychedelic, and overwhelming. It tells the story of a Christ -like figure ( Horacio Salinas ) who, under the guidance of an alchemist, joins a group of disciples representing different planets on their quest to ascend a sacred mountain in search of enlightenment. Along the way, Jodorowsky unleashes some of cinema's most shocking and unforgettable imagery. We see frogs and lizards dressed as conquistadors, reenactments of the Spanish conquest, exploding wax figures, industrialized torture chambers, and alchemical rituals."
https://min.news/en/entertainment/ea480a...c79c1.html
I can't find the whole movie on-line but here's a discussion:
"This week we dive into Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 acid-trip masterpiece, The Holy Mountain! Requested by our viewers after our El Topo discussion, we tackle this visually stunning, mind-bending film full of surreal imagery, spiritual allegory, and social satire. From bizarre religious symbolism to outrageous production choices (seriously, where did they get all those animals?! , we break down the madness of Jodorowsky’s visionary world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULbKxkmASkQ
...and two in Spanish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs6j9m-DGqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAowJhNHLgE
https://min.news/en/entertainment/ea480a...c79c1.html
I can't find the whole movie on-line but here's a discussion:
"This week we dive into Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 acid-trip masterpiece, The Holy Mountain! Requested by our viewers after our El Topo discussion, we tackle this visually stunning, mind-bending film full of surreal imagery, spiritual allegory, and social satire. From bizarre religious symbolism to outrageous production choices (seriously, where did they get all those animals?! , we break down the madness of Jodorowsky’s visionary world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULbKxkmASkQ
...and two in Spanish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs6j9m-DGqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAowJhNHLgE