The Jodorowsky Constellation (1994)
"La constellation Jodorowsky" (original title)

Fascinating and challenging, Alexandro Jodorowsky is a multi-talented person : director of cult-movies (EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, SANTA SANGRE... See full synopsis »

Director:

Louis Mouchet

Writer:

Louis Mouchet

Stars:

Fernando Arrabal, Peter Gabriel, Alejandro Jodorowsky

Cast

Cast overview:
Fernando Arrabal	...	Himself
Peter Gabriel	...	Himself
Alejandro Jodorowsky	...	Himself
Marcel Marceau	...	Himself
Jean Giraud	...	Himself (as Jean 'Moebius' Giraud)
Jean-Pierre Vignau	...	Himself
Louis Mouchet	...	Himself

Storyline

Fascinating and challenging, Alexandro Jodorowsky is a multi-talented person : director of cult-movies (EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, SANTA SANGRE... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

film director | interview | film making | fantasy filmmaking | poetry | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

French English

Release Date:

29 June 2003 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Jodorowsky Constellation

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Grain de Sable, Les Humanodes Associes, TCV Telecinevideo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Into the Night with...: Alejandro Jodorowsky und Daniel Pinchbeck (2009)

User Reviews

The Guru Spits

I look forward to Jodorowky's later films. They've been recommended to me by people I trust.

But in the meantime, because I've seen this celebration of his greatness, I'm skeptical. Its because the guy sounds dumber than I think his films will be.

Its a common phenomenon, I think. Great filmmakers typically say less than enlightening things. Partly, I think it is because they are asked such trivial questions. Also that they have to "explain" themselves so they invent simpleminded stories for general consumption. Perhaps they even believe them.

But usually, these folks aren't very articulate verbally. I think that is why they are driven to cinema. Films that change lives can only come from someone fully in the thing, and that comes from urges. There's talent and insight in the mix of course, but its the urge that matters here. The less possible it is for an artist to convey something in words, the more he or she is driven, obsessed, with revealing it in another media.

So I expect these interview things to be relatively useless except for perhaps historical reasons. But this one is worse than usual because of the guy's theatrical background. He's created a persona and some trivial catchphrases. He's fully internalized them, and in the end he convinces me that he cannot do anything meaningful.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.