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El Topo (1970)
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Overview
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
Rated NR | Length 125 minutes
Actors
Alejandro Jodorowsky | Brontis Jodorowsky | José Legarreta | Alfonso Aráu | José Luis Fernández | David Silva | Ignacio Martínez España | Mara Lorenzio | Paula Romo | Robert John | Jacqueline Luis | Héctor Martínez | Juan José Gurrola | Víctor Fosado | Agustín Isunza | Ali Junco | Gerardo Zepeda | René Barrera | René Alís | Federico Gonzáles | Vicente Lara | Pablo Leder | Giuliano Girini Sasseroli | Cristian Merkel | Aldo Grumelli | Eliseo Gardea Saucedo | Bertha Lomelí | Carlos Lavenant | Eliseo Pereda | Pablo Marichal | Beatriz Beltrán Lobo | Carmen Lamadrid | Pepita González | Cecilia Leger | Elvira Agosti | Antonio Álvarez | Rueben Gonzales | Víctor Manuel Osorio | José Pérez Bustos | Eduardo Danel | Álvaro García | José Antonio Alcaraz | Felipe Díaz Garza | Patricio Pereda | Marcos E. Contreras | Arturo Silva | Julián de Meriche | Valerie Jodorowsky | José Luis González de León | Francisco González Salazar | Pedro García
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2013 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 8.5 stars |
| 11/26/1999 | TV | VHS | Rented | 9 stars |
| (Average) 8.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
No way I was gonna miss this midnight screening at MBT; it’s been on my big screen bucket list since the first time I viewed it back in ‘99. I may have an irrational love for this film. Since ‘99 I’ve bounced back and forth between this and Holy Mountain as being my favorite Jodorowsky film. Right now this is my favorite but now I want to revisit Holy Mountain.
Still amazes me how the movie plays out with nearly two separate films placed into this single journey of man looking for validation and ultimately redemption. The first half is simply incredible. If not for the length and some of the tedium in the second half I could probably view this movie every week and not tire of it.
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