The dance of reality
DVD - 2014
Living in Tocopilla, Chile, young Alejandro must prove his bravery to his Communist father Jaime. He endures physical testing, with his father's strong approval. However, his behavior backslides when he collapses at a funeral, so he decides, in order to show his worth, to assassinate the right-wing president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The film is a mystical autobiography of Alejandro Jodorowsky's childhood that blends his personal history with metaphor, mythology, and poetry. It reflects his philosophy that reality is not objective, but rather a "dance" created by our own imaginations.
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- Genres
- Documentary style films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[New York, N.Y.] :
ABKCO Films
[2014]
- Language
- English
Spanish - Corporate Authors
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- Item Description
- Title from screen.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on the director's memoir, published in 2001, titled La danza de la realidad : psicomagia y psicochamanismo.
Extras: What is reality?: a conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky; My father's father: Brontis Jodorowsky discusses playing his grandfather; The art of the costume: Pascale Montandon-Jodorowsky describes her process. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, widescreen (1.85); 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
- Audience
- Not rated.
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Jean-Marie Dreujou ; editor, Maryline Monthieux ; original music, Adan Jodorowsky.