The Alchemist
Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Alchemist
Overview
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Trailer
The Holy Mountain - Official 4K Trailer | Alejandro Jodorowsky
Cast
The Thief
Horacio Salinas
The Thief
The Written Woman
Zamira Saunders
The Written Woman
Fon
Juan Ferrara
Fon
Isla
Adriana Page
Isla
Klen
Burt Kleiner
Klen
Sel
Valerie Jodorowsky
Sel
Berg
Nicky Nichols
Berg
Axon
Richard Rutowski
Axon
Lut
Luis Lomelí
Lut
The Prostitute
Ana De Sade
The Prostitute
Tourist Wife
Jacqueline Voltaire
Tourist Wife
Reviews
Sigeki Ogino
This video work is visualized, "psychotherapy". It is truly in the realm of the divine. The numerous famous scenes, eccentric, unusually colorful, erotic, gross-out, and fully materialized by the alchemy of Mr. Alexandre Jodorowsky, can sufficiently heal patients with "mental disorders" as "psychotherapy" even if there is no dialogue in them. And the film is an ensemble of images of the perverts of the earth, including sexuality, grotesqueness, sanctity, love (or abuse) of the disabled, and contempt for animals, all in one film. This is not only Alejandro Jodorowsky's masterpiece, but (at least for me) I was healed by this film. It is this visual work, more than drugs or masturbation, that is the source of salvation for me. So this film is a Copernican turn in psychiatry beyond art. Thank you for saving me. And if you watch it without subtitles, you will have a much more enjoyable experience.
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This is crazy. Imagine if art, god and a fever dream made a movie together. That's this. Half time i was like: ''what is going on?... oh, i get it... i don't get it...'' and that's the point. Every frame is loaded with symbolism and characters who represent systems rather than people. It’s often uncomfortable, sometimes absurd, occasionally funny, and intentionally excessive. The film isn’t subtle and it doesn’t want to be. It’s designed to provoke, confuse, and strip the viewer of passive consumption. It's gooood.
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