What Is The Holy Mountain Movie About. The film was produced by the beatles manager allen klein of abkco music and records after jodorowsky scored an underground phenomenon with el. With leni riefenstahl luis trenker ernst petersen frida richard.
10 reasons why the holy mountain is the best surreal movie ever posted on july 27 2017 july 28 2017 by will jones the word masterpiece is often hyperbolically overused in the world of art and even in cinema. In a corrupt greed fueled world a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the holy mountain where they hope to achieve enlightenment. Released may 1st 1973 the holy mountain stars alejandro jodorowsky horacio salinas zamira saunders juan ferrara the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min and received a user score of 78.
The society jodorowsky depicts in his film embodies a depraved anachronistic collision of mankind s worst traits.
However when taken apart and dissected the holy mountain is a superbly crafted piece of cinema with a vividly ranged colour scheme merging with surreal orchestrated action and strong symbolism to create memorable scenes and action for the whole of the film s 115 minute length. At its core the film s central themes reflect the corrupted nature of mankind and the happiness one can find hidden in life s simple pleasures. Fascinating although it only fitfully makes sense the holy mountain is beautifully shot and designed and it suggests what might have resulted if luis buñuel. When karl s friend vigo meets her he mistakenly believes she is in love with him.