Endless Poetry

Released Jul 14, 2017

2h 8m

Biography

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Alejandro Jodorowsky, an 87- year-old auteur director, recounts his young adulthood in a bohemian Santiago de Chile and his breakthrough as a poet.

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Endless Poetry extends writer-director Alejandro Jodorowsky's singular filmography with another joyously surreal, visually vibrant viewing experience.

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Being a big fan of Jodorowsky, I finally got to see this film after a few years of digging. It's a biography where his sons plays both him or other characters as this vivid story gives is an impression of how it was to be Alejandro, a hard working and inspiring poet in Chile. It perfectly makes no sense the same way it gives complete meaning. It's kind of typical Jodorowsky in it's way, but not that bizzarre or grotesque. Sure, there is some genitals - both of them, clowns, masks, naked midgets, father and son kissing, cake splatting and all of the things you expect, but there is little blood or other human fluids. Few animals as well. It can be tricky to hang on to, but it does not demand your total focus the entire two hours, even if the amazing poetic words and frases comes so tight that you might loose a few if you look away. It develops nicely and it has a nice score. The camerwork is pretty darn neat too! The colorworks and set props are amazing and it's got that increcible ability to give all the weirdness some beauty. Just like only Jodorowsky can. 8.5 out of 10 purple boats.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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This is a semi-autobiographical story about the early part of the writer/director's life, before he got into film, when he was an aspiring poet. Unlike Holy Mountain, the other, much earlier film I've seen from him, this is both visually extraordinary and narratively coherent. Don't get me wrong. This tale is very far from normal. But it follows an understandable arc with characters who say things to each other that make sense. After all, it's at least partly a true story, one the author presumably knows very well. Anyway, if you aren't put off by European-style surrealist art movies, there's a good chance you will really love this. I did.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Loved, loved, loved this quirky but beautifully done film. Alejandro passes on his life lessons to his audience and I feel honored to have received it!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Jodorowsky's singular imagination has not ceased even into his late 80s as evidenced by Endless Poetry, a film filled with beautiful color, lavish set pieces, and an strangely personal center.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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One of the best movies I have ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Una parte de la inocencia que le funcionaba muy bien a "La danza de la realidad" se perdió en este nuevo trabajo.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Matthew Lickona

San Diego Reader

By the time Alejandro confronts his father...it occurs that self-indulgence is sort of the point and that it just might be in the service of something that is actually, simply profound. Jodorowsky is dramatizing his life, just like everybody else does.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2017

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

if you consider Jodorowsky's work excessive and mannered, you'll probably find this to be a slog.

Jul 27, 2017

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Well into his 80s, Alejandro Jodorowsky, cinema's utmost surrealist shaman, has found a new burst of film creativity by mining his own personal history.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 27, 2017

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Jaime Grijalba

Vague Visages

These final minutes of the film made me emotional — tears came to my eyes — and I must admit that I didn’t care about the doubts that I had...

Dec 1, 2023

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Andrew Benjamin

Battleship Pretension

Endless Poetry is one of the best movies of the year. It is the most accessible film that Jodorowsky has made, yet he doesn't compromise his style or vision.

Mar 16, 2021

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

With strong images the director manages to show the sensitive relationship between father and son [Full Review in Spanish]

Nov 8, 2020

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Synopsis

Alejandro Jodorowsky, an 87- year-old auteur director, recounts his young adulthood in a bohemian Santiago de Chile and his breakthrough as a poet.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Producer: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Takashi Asai, Moisés Cosío, Abbas Nokhasteh
Screenwriter: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Distributor: ABKCO Films Inc.
Genre: Biography
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $64.0K
Runtime: 2h 8m

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