The Holy Mountain

11/29/19731h 53m

Theatrical Release (US)

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.

Director:

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$750,000.00

Revenue:

$96,262.00

Key words:

mexico
paraplegic
christianity
religion and supernatural
symbolism
surreal
satire
surrealism
thief
enlightenment
avant-garde
crucifix
blasphemy
alchemy
psychedelic
alchemist

Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky

~ as ~

The Alchemist

Horacio Salinas

~ as ~

The Thief

Zamira Saunders

~ as ~

The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara

~ as ~

Fon

Adriana Page

~ as ~

Isla

Burt Kleiner

~ as ~

Klen

Valerie Jodorowsky

~ as ~

Sel

Nicky Nichols

~ as ~

Berg

Richard Rutowski

~ as ~

Axon

Luis Lomelí

~ as ~

Lut

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Reviews (1)

Sigeki Ogino
Written 3 year(s) ago
10
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.