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Jodorowsky's Dune

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
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The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
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  • Director
    • Frank Pavich
  • Stars
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Michel Seydoux
    • H.R. Giger
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  • Director
    • Frank Pavich
  • Stars
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Michel Seydoux
    • H.R. Giger
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    • 90User reviews
    • 203Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 27 nominations

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    Orson Welles in Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
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    David Carradine and Alejandro Jodorowsky in Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
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    Alejandro Jodorowsky
    Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Selfas Self
    Michel Seydoux
    Michel Seydoux
    • Self - Producer - Duneas Self - Producer - Dune
    H.R. Giger
    H.R. Giger
    • Self - Artist - Duneas Self - Artist - Dune
    Chris Foss
    Chris Foss
    • Self - Artist - Duneas Self - Artist - Dune
    Amanda Lear
    Amanda Lear
    • Self - Salvador Dali's Museas Self - Salvador Dali's Muse
    Brontis Jodorowsky
    Brontis Jodorowsky
    • Self - Actor - Duneas Self - Actor - Dune
    Christian Vander
    Christian Vander
    • Self - Magmaas Self - Magma
    Devin Faraci
    Devin Faraci
    • Self - Film Criticas Self - Film Critic
    Diane O'Bannon
    Diane O'Bannon
    • Self - Dan O'Bannon's Widowas Self - Dan O'Bannon's Widow
    Drew McWeeny
    Drew McWeeny
    • Self - Film Criticas Self - Film Critic
    Gary Kurtz
    Gary Kurtz
    • Self - Producer - Star Warsas Self - Producer - Star Wars
    Jean-Paul Gibon
    Jean-Paul Gibon
    • Self - Co-Producer - Duneas Self - Co-Producer - Dune
    Jean-Pierre Vignau
    Jean-Pierre Vignau
    • Self - Stunt Coordinator - Duneas Self - Stunt Coordinator - Dune
    Nicolas Winding Refn
    Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Self - Director - Driveas Self - Director - Drive
    Richard Stanley
    Richard Stanley
    • Self - Director - Hardwareas Self - Director - Hardware
    Salvador Dalí
    Salvador Dalí
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    • Self - Artist - Duneas Self - Artist - Dune
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Jean Giraud)
    Magma
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Frank Pavich
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    • Trivia
      Hollywood studios would only let Alejandro Jodorowsky make the film provided that it would be 1h 50 mins long. Jodorowsky declined, reportedly stating that he wanted to make approximately a 15 hour long film. This is a common misconception- he never planned that the actual movie was going to be 15-20 hours, he made this statement in a fit of passion that his artistry would not be confined or compromised by a running time restriction (the studios were asking for 90-120 min running time for profit reasons) asserting that he will make the film as long as he wants it to be, and not because some suit wants more money. While the "Dune Book" being a massive tome; held a script, a full storyboard, and numerous conceptual designs and art work with a budget breakdown it's easy to assume and misconstrued that the finished product would have been over 12 hours.
    • Quotes

      Self - Actor - Dune: Can nobody understand Dali because myself, never understand my work. Never Dali understand one painting of Dali because Dali only create enigmas.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 2 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
      Written by Roger Waters

      Performed by Pink Floyd

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    7/10
    "This is not the greatest film in the world, no - this is just a tribute"
    I couldn't resist the urge to paraphrase the Tenacious D lyric for this review's title, cause I can't imagine anything more fitting.

    I watched this documentary in anticipation of Denis Villeneuve's Dune, trying to better understand why adapting Dune in film has been such a challenge. One answer I came away with is that the sheer magnitude, complexity and transcendental nature of the source material triggers the fantasy-turned-burden of creating the greatest film in the history of cinema. It's like the Dune film has been the holy grail of modern sci-fi filmmaking. Jodorowsky was the first to chase it and was - and still very much is - convinced he had it. If only those pesky studio execs could see past the director's unconventional M.O. and cough up the money.

    Jodorowsky's passionate and fascinating retelling of this epic adventure in filmmaking alone is enough to fill the screen for the whole 90 minutes, but we also get regaled with a good amount of the original concept art, animated storyboards and music that give us a taste of the project's intended aesthetic. The testimonies of some of the artists involved in the project help ground this implausible-sounding tale to reality.

    I don't think the documentary makes any attempt to be objective, so it shouldn't be viewed as a complete chronicle of how this ambitious project went down. It's more a character piece on Jodorowsky himself, as a - slightly unhinged, slightly megalomaniac - uncompromising visionary, who at that one point in history managed to recruit an "army" (his term) of avant-garde talent (a jaw-dropping list of huge names from all over the artistic world from Orson Welles to Mick Jagger, from Salvador Dali to Pink Floyd).

    Jodorowski the person is intriguing and flawed in equal measures. He reminded me a lot of Ayn Rand's Howard Roark (The Fountainhead) in the way that he put his art before anything and anyone else, displaying hints of cruelty: he admits to subjecting his 12-year-old son to a 2-year punishing training regime in preparation for his role as Paul Atreides, then he casually uses rape and "not respecting" women as a metaphor for creating great art (a bit you'd think the director would have chosen to cut out so as to protect the old man in this otherwise hagiographical portrayal).

    In all, it's well worth a watch, especially in light of 2020's Dune, but it's good going into it knowing what to expect and what not to expect.
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    • Is there a version of the DVD with English subtitles? I bought Region 2 (Europe) but subtitles are French or non-existent.

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • «Дюна» Ходоровського
    • Filming locations
      • The Domes, Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Highline Pictures
      • Camera One
      • Endless Picnic
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $647,280
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,018
      • Mar 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $661,586
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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