Having seen "El Topo" and "Santa Sangre" (but not "Magic Mountain") I considered Jodorowsky a somewhat unique and insulated auteur, but now that I've seen his debut film, I have an entirely new slant on his work. "Fando and Lis" besides being an audacious and anarchic work, may be considered the "missing link" between Jodorowsky and the iconoclastic and surrealistic masters Bunuel, Fellini, and Cocteau, the 60's underground directors Smith, Anger, Mekas, and Warhol, and the contemporary allegorists Lynch, Miike, and Wong.
Although a bit too long at 3 hours, Jodorowsky's imagery and the balance between tightly composed scenes and complete anarchy kept me interest and often fascinated. And intellectually, there is much to ponder in the symbolism and the powerful exploration of one's sexuality and indeed, mortality, that we all must face.
Although a bit too long at 3 hours, Jodorowsky's imagery and the balance between tightly composed scenes and complete anarchy kept me interest and often fascinated. And intellectually, there is much to ponder in the symbolism and the powerful exploration of one's sexuality and indeed, mortality, that we all must face.