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The Holy Mountain

  • 7.7 /10

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  • 84%

Plot

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky as The Alchemist
Alejandro Jodorowsky

as The Alchemist

Horacio Salinas as The Thief
Horacio Salinas

as The Thief

Zamira Saunders as The Written Woman
Zamira Saunders

as The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara as Fon
Juan Ferrara

as Fon

Adriana Page as Isla
Adriana Page

as Isla

Burt Kleiner as Klen
Burt Kleiner

as Klen

Nicky Nichols as Berg
Nicky Nichols

as Berg

Luis Lomelí as Lut
Luis Lomelí

as Lut

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 29, 1973

Production Companies

  • ABKCO Films

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Español

Budget

  • $750,000.00

Revenue

  • $96,262.00

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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Reviews

This video work is visualized, "psychotherapy". It is truly in the realm of the divine. The numerous famous scenes, eccentric, unusually colorful, erotic, gross-out, and fully materialized by the alchemy of Mr. Alexandre Jodorowsky, can sufficiently heal patients with "mental disorders" as "psychotherapy" even if there is no dialogue in them. And the film is an ensemble of images of the perverts …

This is crazy. Imagine if art, god and a fever dream made a movie together. That's this. Half time i was like: ''what is going on?... oh, i get it... i don't get it...'' and that's the point. Every frame is loaded with symbolism and characters who represent systems rather than people. It’s often uncomfortable, sometimes absurd, occasionally funny, and intentionally excessive. The film isn’t s…