It’ll be played continuously with starting times at noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m., during regular museum hours, in the Third Floor Main Gallery.
Of course, The Holy Mountain is available now on Blu-ray, but this is a chance to see it in a cinematic setting.
Jodorowsky himself plays the Alchemist in his film. He’s also the director, composer, set and costume designer. Clearly, he had a singular artistic/spiritual vision, and was determined to make it manifest.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were principal funders of this occult masterpiece, and the Beatles manager, Allen Klein, produced it.
Tarot imagery abounds throughout the piece, but it’s not for the faint of heart, or those that like to keep Tarot fluffy.
The Fool is a thief and the Holy Mountain is possibly nothing more than a cinematic dream.
•Holy Mountain original theatrical trailer
•Holy Mountain deleted scenes with commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky
•The Tarot with commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky
•Holy Mountain restoration process
•Feature commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky
•English, French, Spanish, Brazilian, and Portuguese Subtitles
It’s already available as a DVD box set, but this new release gave me an excuse to post the fabulous trailer for El Topo …
It’s part two of Daniel Pinchbeck’s conversation with the celebrated Tarot master and film-maker. In it, Jodorowski discusses archetypes, religion and the unconscious forces behind creation.
Jodorowsky as El Topo
He talks about Buddhism, Tarot, Kabbala and mudras. He also tells us why Tipheret is his favourite Sephira and the Tarot of Marseille his favourite deck.
This video was directed and edited by Bradley Smith. It was filmed on an evening celebrating the release of Jodorowsky’s latest book, Psychomagic.
