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21 August 1974 (West Germany) morePlot:
A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Little Scene: The Films of Alejandro Jordorowsky (From t5m.com. 10 September 2009, 9:36 AM, PDT)
Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky Returning With 'King Shot'
(From FirstShowing.net. 22 May 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)
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Revolutionary more (89 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alejandro Jodorowsky | ... | The Alchemist (as Alexandro Jodorowsky) |
| Horácio Salinas | ... | The Thief (as Hector Salinas) |
| Zamira Saunders | ... | The Written Woman (as Ramona Saunders) |
| Juan Ferrara | ... | Fon |
| Adriana Page | ... | Isla |
| Burt Kleiner | ... | Klen |
| Valerie Jodorowsky | ... | Sel |
| Nicky Nichols | ... | Berg |
| Richard Rutowski | ... | Axon (as Richard Rutowsky) |
| Luis Lomeli | ... | Lut |
| Ana De Sade | ... | The Prostitute |
| Chucho-Chucho | ... | The Chimpanzee |
| Letícia Robles | ... | Bald Woman 1 (as Leticia Robles) |
| Connie De La Mora | ... | Bald Woman 2 |
| David Kapralik | ... | Tourist |
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Also Known As:
La montaña sagrada (Mexico)The Sacred Mountain (International: English title) (reissue title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:18 (re-rating, uncut) | UK:X (original rating, cut version) | France:-16 | Netherlands:18 | Australia:MA (2007 re-rating) | South Korea:18 | West Germany:18 | Italy:VM14 (2001) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIIFun Stuff
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Much of the sound in the film was improvised by Mexican sound effects specialist Gonzalo Gavira, yet nonetheless gained the admiration of American director William Friedkin, who in turn hired him to do sound work for The Exorcist (1973). moreQuotes:
Lut, He whose planet is Pluto: [vomits] His feet stink.The Alchemist: He has beautiful feet.
Lut, He whose planet is Pluto: I can't stand the smell!
The Alchemist: [attacks Lut, breaking his legs] When he puts your bones back together, you will like his smell!
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Deep, trippy, schizophrenic, symbolic, mystical, with great blasts of violence and astonishing sequence of Pictures, The Holy Mountain is simply what i call revolutionary art. If you want a comparison i'd say that it's more symbolic and meaningful than a Lynch film but with a simpler and clearer script. The dialogs are few to nonexistent, but the Images alone are enough to keep your mind busy for hours. For almost 110 minutes you're watching -experiencing is a more suitable word- an insane delusion but the finale comes to overthrow your previous state of mind- truly unique, one of the most subversive in the history of cinema. Watch this movie with an open mind and you'll surely witness one of the most provoking and mind-challenging pieces of art ever made. Brilliant! 10/10