
Originally released in 1970, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s El Topo quickly caught the imagination of movie audiences, becoming a landmark in independent film-making. The early screenings at New York’s Elgin Theater sparked the Midnight Movie phenomena, catalyzed by an endorsement from John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Classic Americana and avant-garde European sensibilities collide with Zen Buddhism and the Bible as master gunfighter and mystic El Topo (played by writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky) tries to defeat sharp-shooting rivals on a bizarre path to allegorical self-awareness and resurrection. As it seeks an alternative to the Hollywood mainstream, El Topo is also the most controversial quasi-Western head trip ever made!
Mexico, 1970, 124 min, 35mm, Dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky, Not Rated, ABKCO
Aug 25, 2018, 11:30 PM
Coral Gables Cinema
260 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
786.385.9689
www.gablescinema.com
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