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El Topo (1970)

“You are seven years old. You are a man. Bury your first toy and your mother’s picture.” A gunslinger clad from head to toe in black, carrying a black umbrella, gives his naked young son a teddy bear and a … Continue reading

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The Holy Mountain (1973)

With the surrealist Western El Topo (1970), the Chilean-born Alejandro Jodorowsky suddenly found himself an overnight (or, rather, midnight) sensation at the age of 41. His life had been one of adventures, spiked with a few tall tales; it’s known … Continue reading

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