PRESS RELEASE ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY COLLECTION - LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET (18)
RELEASE DATE
On Blu-ray 24th August, 2020
Price £69.99
Alejandro Jodorowsky is one of world cinema’s most fabled Region B iconoclasts. Often venerated as the ultimate cult fi lm director, the Chilean artist shot to prominence as a 1970s counter- cultural icon thanks to the masterful movies presented on this collection: Fando y Lis, El Topo and The Holy Mountain. These extraordinary fi lms, presented here alongside his stunning CONTACT/ORDER MEDIA new fi lm Psychomagic, bedazzled audiences with their unique aesthetic, contrasting violence and beauty; the sublime and [email protected] the sacrilegious; the mystical and the macabre...
Jodorowsky’s fi rst feature, Fando y Lis, tells of young Fando and his paraplegic sweetheart Lis’s journey through a series of surreal scenarios to fi nd the enchanted city of Tar. An ‘acid- western’ packed with vivid imagery, El Topo stars Jodorowsky as a master-gunfi ghter who duels with four sharp-shooting adversaries on his journey across a desert dreamscape. In The Holy Mountain, Jodorowsky plays The Alchemist, a guru who guides a troupe of pilgrims on a quest to ascend the Holy Mountain in search of spiritual enlightenment. Jodorowsky’s new cinematic experience, Psychomagic, A Healing Art, explores the directors’ radical therapeutic work.
Infl uential, controversial and endlessly fascinating, Jodorowsky’s surreal masterpieces are presented here in stunning new 4K restorations, accompanied with a wealth of illuminating extras, and new writing.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• New 4K restorations of Fando y Lis, El Topo and The Holy Mountain approved by Alejandro Jodorowsky • Blu-ray premiere of Jodorowsky’s new fi lm Psychomagic • High Defi nition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations • Original 1.0 mono audio and optional 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio • Newly translated English, Spanish and French subtitles 2 John Street, London, WC1N 2ES Tel: 0203 405 4312 Web: fetch.fm • Six collector’s postcards • Double-sided fold-out poster • Limited edition 80-page hardbound book featuring new writing on the films by Virginie Sélavy, Michael Atkinson, Bilge Ebiri, Mark Pilkington and archival articles • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly designed artwork by Matt Griffin
FANDO Y LIS • Audio commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky • Jodorowsky Remembers Fando y Lis, new interview filmed in Paris • Newly filmed introduction with Richard Peña, Professor of Film Studies at Columbia University • La Cravate, Jodorowsky’s compellingly surreal 1957 adaptation of Thomas Mann’s The Transposed Heads • La Constellation Jodorowsky, Louis Mouchet’s feature-length documentary featuring interviews with Jean ‘Mobieus’ Giraud and Peter Gabriel • Trailer • Image galleries
EL TOPO • Film presentation in both 1.85:1 and 1.33:1 original theatrical aspect ratios for the first time • Audio commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky • Jodorowsky Remembers El Topo, new interview • Newly filmed introduction with Richard Peña • A Conversation with The Son of El Topo, a newly filmed, extensive interview with Brontis Jodorowsky who stars in El Topo • The Father of Midnight Movies, an archival interview with Jodorowsky filmed in 2007 • Original trailer • Image galleries • El Topo Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN • Audio commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky • Jodorowsky Remembers The Holy Mountain, new interview • Newly filmed introduction with Richard Peña • Pablo Leder: Jodorowsky’s Right Hand Man, Jodorowsky’s personal assistant remembers acting in El Topo and The Holy Mountain and his time spent with the director • The A to Z of The Holy Mountain, a new video essay by writer Ben Cobb • Deleted scenes with director’s commentary • The Tarot, a short film in which Jodorowsky explains the secrets of the cards • Original trailer • Image galleries • The Holy Mountain Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
PSYCHOMAGIC, A HEALING ART • Blu-ray premiere of Jodorowsky’s new film • Original trailer
Details
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky Cast: Tamara Garina, Sergio Kleiner, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders
RRP: £69.99 Region: B Rating: 18 Genre: Cult Duration: 93 / 125 / 114 / 100 mins Language: Spanish / English Subtitles: English / English SDH Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 1.37:1 / 2.35:1 / 1.85:1 Audio: Mono 1.0 / 5.1 B&W / Colour Discs: 6 (4 BD + 2 CD) Blu-ray BD Cat No: FCD1932 BD Barcode: 5027035021010