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Alejandro Jodorowsky



Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky is a Chilean filmmaker and artist based in France. Best known for his avant garde films, Jodorowsky combines humor, violence, surreal imagery, mysticism, mime, and religious provocation to awaken his viewers to transcendence of their worlds and make self-discoveries.

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Who Is Alejandro Jodorowsky?

This educational video essay compiles clips and interviews to detail the life and career of Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, and how his unique cinematic style continues to influence our cultural lexicon.

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The Seven Lives of Alejandro Jodorowsky

A definitive look at the life of legendary filmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and his many wild creative ventures throughout his 90 years on earth.

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Alejandro Jodorowsky: “I Am Not Mad. I Am Trying to Heal My Soul”

The 84-year-old director rolled into Cannes this week to discuss his latest film La Danza de la Realidad, a magic-realist memoir of his youth. He talks about his troubled childhood, his passion for psychomagic – and why aging doesn't trouble him.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageBirds born in a cage think flying is an illness.

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Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy

A healing path using the power of dreams, theater, poetry, and shamanism • Shows how psychological realizations can cause true transformation when manifested by concrete poetic acts • Includes many examples of the surreal but successful actions Jodorowsky has prescribed to those seeking his...

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The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Creator of El Topo

Jodorowsky’s memoirs of his experiences with Master Takata and the group of wisewomen--magiciennes--who influenced his spiritual growth • Reveals Jodorowsky turning the same unsparing spiritual vision seen in El Topo to his own spiritual quest • Shows how the author’s spiritual insight...

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Q&A with Alejandro Jodorowsky, “El Topo”

Following a screening of his cult classic "El Topo" in the Walter Reade Theater, filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky sat down with Film Society's Richard Peña for a Q&A.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageIf the caterpillar thinks about the butterfly it is to become, saying ‘And then I shall have wings and antennae,’ there will never be a butterfly. The caterpillar must accept its own disappearance in its transformation. When the marvelous butterfly takes wing, nothing of the caterpillar remains.

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Sacred Trickery and the Way of Kindness: The Radical Wisdom of Jodo

Explores the sacred trickery of shamans he encountered, including Carlos Castaneda, and how intention and action matter more than notions of “true” and “false” • Explains the Way of Kindness and how small acts of generosity and goodness can have a profound effect on your spirit, infusing...

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A Hundred Years Is Nothing: The Vice Interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky

We Skyped with the legendary Chilean filmmaker to ask about his life and work, from his days as a young poet in Chile to his new Kickstarter, along with discussions of psychomagic, George Harrison's anus, and a Tarot reading with Yeezus.

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