Alejandro Jodorowsky
Born: 1929-02-17 in Tocopilla, Chile
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer with a large cult following. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups. He has cited the filmmaker Federico Fellini as his primary cinematic influence, and has been described as an influence on such figures as Marilyn Manson and David Lynch. After a failed attempt to return to filmmaking with a film entitled King Shot starring Marilyn Manson and produced by David Lynch, Alejandro is set to return to cinema with the sequel to El Topo entitled Abel Cain sometime in late 2011 or 2012. Jodorowsky is also a playwright and play director, having produced over one hundred plays, primarily in Mexico where he lived for much of his life. Alongside this he is also a writer, particularly of comic books - his The Incal even has been noted as having a claim to be "the best comic book" ever written - as well as books on his own theories about spirituality. Jodorowsky has been involved in the occult and various spiritual and religious groups, including Zen Buddhism and forms of Mexican shamanism, and has formulated his own spiritual system, which he has called "psychomagic" and "psychoshamanism". Description above from the Wikipedia article Alejandro Jodorowsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Helicopter as Himself
2023
- What the Forest conceals as self
2022
- Léemelo as Self
- Tripping The Dark Fantastic as Himself
2021
- Fake News as Mysterious man
2019
- Psychomagic: A Healing Art as Himself
2017
- Violeta más viva que nunca as Himself (archive footage)
2016
- Endless Poetry as Old Alejandro
- Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls as Himself
2015
2014
- Alejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic as Himself
2013
- Only God Forgives ... (Thanks)
- Jodorowsky's Dune as Self - Writer / Filmmaker
- The Dance of Reality as Old Alejandro
- Ritual - A Psychomagic Story as Fernando
- The Source Family ... (Thanks)
- The Voice Thief ... (Story)
2012
- NWR as Self
- Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! ... (Original Story)
2011
- Drive ... (Thanks)
- The Island as Jodo
- Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre as Himself
2010
2008
- Born Without
- La colorina as Self
2007
2006
- Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream as Self
- Una belleza nueva as Self
- Musikanten as Ludwig van Beethoven
2005
- Le Cercle as Self
2004
- Rush to War as Self
2003
- Kaena: The Prophecy ... (Dialogue)
- No Big Deal as Pablo
- Alejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
2002
- Through the Night with... as Self
- Psicotaxi as Himself
- Cherif as Prophet
- Blink Jodorowsky as Himself
1997
- Jodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales as Alejandro
- Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths as Self
1996
- De pé a pá as Self
1994
- The Rainbow Thief ... (Director)
- The Jodorowsky Constellation as Self
1989
- Santa Sangre ... (Director)
1980
- Tusk ... (Director)
1978
- Pubertinaje ... (Producer)
1973
- The Holy Mountain as The Alchemist
1972
- Fando and Lis as Puppeteer (uncredited)
- Apolinar ... (Producer)
1970
- El Topo as El Topo
1969
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1965
- Melodrama Sacramental as Himself
- He! Viva Dada as Self