- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 83 films
- Born
- February 17, 1929 (age 97)
- Place of birth
- Tocopilla, Chile
Directing
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Also known as Alexandro Jodorowsky, Alexandre Jodorowski, 알레한드로 호도로프스키, 알레한드로 조도로프스키
Biography
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.
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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".
Known for
Drive
English · Drama · Thriller
Only God Forgives
English · Drama · Thriller
The Holy Mountain
Spanish · Drama
El Topo
Spanish · Adventure · Drama
Santa Sangre
English · Horror · Drama
The Dance of Reality
Spanish · Drama · Fantasy
Endless Poetry
Spanish · Fantasy · Drama
Fando and Lis
Spanish · Romance · Adventure
Kaena: The Prophecy
French · Animation · Adventure
The Severed Heads
French · Fantasy · Comedy
The Rainbow Thief
English · Fantasy · Drama
Psychomagic: A Healing Art
French · Documentary
Acting 43
- —The Family Forest · Himself
- —Alejandro Jodorowsky - Conversations on the Way of the Tarot · himself
- 2025The Dark Fantastic · Self
- 2025John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office · Self
- 2024Helicopter · Himself
- 2023What the Forest conceals · self
- 2022Tripping The Dark Fantastic · Himself
- 2021Fake News · Mysterious man
- 2019Psychomagic: A Healing Art · Himself
- 2017Violeta más viva que nunca · Himself (archive footage)
- 2016Alejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls · Himself
- 2016Endless Poetry · Old Alejandro
- 2015My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · Self
- 2014Alejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic · Himself
- 2013Jodorowsky's Dune · Self - Writer / Filmmaker
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- 2013The Dance of Reality · Old Alejandro
- 2013Ritual - A Psychomagic Story · Fernando
- 2012NWR · Self
- 2011The Island · Jodo
- 2011Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre · Himself
- 2010A Tar
- 2008La colorina · Self
- 2008Born Without
- 2007Niente è come sembra
- 2007Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures · Self
- 2007A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky
- 2006Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream · Self
- 2006Musikanten · Ludwig van Beethoven
- 2004Rush to War · Self
- 2004Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! · Self
- 2003No Big Deal · Pablo
- 2002Psicotaxi · Himself
- 1997Jodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales · Alejandro
- 1997Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths · Self
- 1994The Jodorowsky Constellation · Self
- 1991Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky · Self
- 1973The Holy Mountain · The Alchemist
- 1972Fando and Lis · Puppeteer (uncredited)
- 1970El Topo · El Topo
- 1969Anticlimax
- 1965He! Viva Dada · Self
- 1965Melodrama Sacramental · Himself
- 1957The Severed Heads
Writing 13
- 2019Psychomagic: A Healing Art · Book, Writer
- 2016Endless Poetry · Screenplay
- 2013The Voice Thief · Story
- 2013The Dance of Reality · Writer
- 2012Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! · Original Story
- 2003Kaena: The Prophecy · Dialogue
- 1989Santa Sangre · Screenplay, Story
- 1980Tusk · Screenplay
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Screenplay
- 1972Fando and Lis · Screenplay, Dialogue
- 1970El Topo · Writer
- 1965He! Viva Dada · Writer
- 1957The Severed Heads · Writer
Directing 11
- 2019Psychomagic: A Healing Art · Director
- 2016Endless Poetry · Director
- 2013The Dance of Reality · Director
- 1994The Rainbow Thief · Director
- 1989Santa Sangre · Director
- 1980Tusk · Director
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Director
- 1972Fando and Lis · Director
- 1970El Topo · Director
- 1965Melodrama Sacramental · Director
- 1957The Severed Heads · Director
Production 5
- 2016Endless Poetry · Executive Producer
- 2013The Dance of Reality · Producer
- 1978Pubertinaje · Producer
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Producer
- 1972Apolinar · Producer
Art 4
- 2016Endless Poetry · Production Design
- 2013The Dance of Reality · Production Design
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Painter, Sculptor, Set Designer, Production Design
- 1970El Topo · Production Design
Crew 3
- 2013Only God Forgives · Thanks
- 2013The Source Family · Thanks
- 2011Drive · Thanks
Costume & Make-Up 2
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Costume Design
- 1970El Topo · Costume Design
Sound 2
- 1973The Holy Mountain · Original Music Composer
- 1970El Topo · Original Music Composer