Poesía sin fin (2016)

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth.

Director:

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Writer:

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Stars:

Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Leandro Taub

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Adan Jodorowsky	...	Alejandro Jodorowsky
Brontis Jodorowsky	...	Jaime Jodorowsky
Leandro Taub	...	Enrique Lihn
Pamela Flores	...	Sara / Stella Díaz Varín
Alejandro Jodorowsky	...	Himself
Jeremias Herskovits	...	Alejandro Jodorowsky as a child
Julia Avendaño	...	Pequeñita
Bastián Bodenhöfer	...	General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Carolyn Carlson	...	Maria Lefevre, tarot reader
Ali Ahmad Sa'Id Esber	...	Alejandro / Andrés Racz (as Adonis)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kaori Ito
Carlos Leay	...	Ángel de la muerte
Hugo Marín
Felipe Pizarro Sáenz De Urtury	...	Hugo Marín Joven
Felipe Ríos	...	Nicanor Parra

Storyline

Through Alejandro Jodorowsky's autobiographical lens, Endless Poetry narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations, from his family, and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Chile where he met Enrique Lihn, Stella Díaz Varín, Nicanor Parra... at the time promising young but unknown artists who would later become the titans of twentieth-century Hispanic literature. He grew inspired by the beauty of existence alongside these beings, exploring life together, authentically and freely. A tribute to Chile's artistic heritage, Endless Poetry is also an ode to the quest for beauty and inner truth, as a universal force capable of changing one's life forever, written by a man who has dedicated his life and career to creating spiritual and artistic awareness across the globe.

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Plot Keywords:

male male kiss | gay | poetry | midget | reference to andre breton | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Chile UK France

Language:

Spanish French English

Release Date:

14 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Endless Poetry

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,000, 14 July 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$28,000, 14 July 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Le Pacte,Le Soleil Films,Openvizor

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Veteran Chilean actress Peggy Cordero died during the making of this film.

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Goofs

Alejandro leaves his parents and moves in with the two girls in the 1940's. You can see a Terracotta Army sculpture in the corner of his room, but the Terracotta Army was only discovered on 29 March 1974.

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Quotes

Alejandro as a child: [to his father's image] I no longer see the world through your eyes.

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Connections

Edited from La danza de la realidad (2013)

User Reviews

The most beautiful film in Cannes and Locarno

There is no doubt that Poesía Sin Fin represents the highest and most astounding manifestation of Jodorowsky's cinematic work.

The Film is a pure, honest and unpretentious expression of the director's youth. It is a journey which takes us by the hand and invites us to see the world differently, through the eyes of the poet ; for whom the possibility of a Life filled with drive, desire, wonder and ultimately, freedom, liberated him from the person he was not.

A must-see masterpiece rich with many many layers of interpretation ; from the most naive youth-driven imaginary to the deepest most mature form of reflection and expression.

Cinema that heals, cinema that explores, cinema that inspires, truly and deeply.