- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Tocopilla, Chile
Alejandro Jodorowsky
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer with a large cult following. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups. He has cited the filmmaker Federico Fellini as his primary cinematic influence, and has been described as an influence on such figures as Marilyn Manson and David Lynch. After a failed attempt to return to filmmaking with a film entitled King Shot starring Marilyn Manson and prod…
Filmography
movieThe Dark Fantastic
2025 · Self
movieJohn Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
2025 · Self
movieHelicopter
2024 · Himself
movieWhat the Forest conceals
2023 · self
movieTripping The Dark Fantastic
2022 · Himself
tvLéemelo
2022 · Self
movieFake News
2021 · Mysterious man
moviePsychomagic: A Healing Art
2019 · Himself, Director, Book, Writer
movieVioleta más viva que nunca
2017 · Himself (archive footage)
movieAlejandro Jodorowsky and the Seagulls
2016 · Himself
movieEndless Poetry
2016 · Old Alejandro, Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Production Design
movieMy Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
2015 · Self
movieAlejandro Jodorowsky's Social Psychomagic
2014 · Himself
movieThe Voice Thief
2013 · Story
movieJodorowsky's Dune
2013 · Self - Writer / Filmmaker
movieThe Dance of Reality
2013 · Old Alejandro, Director, Writer, Producer, Production Design
movieOnly God Forgives
2013 · Thanks
movieThe Source Family
2013 · Thanks
movieRitual - A Psychomagic Story
2013 · Fernando
movieNWR
2012 · Self
movieDoggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!
2012 · Original Story
movieDrive
2011 · Thanks
movieThe Island
2011 · Jodo
movieForget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre
2011 · Himself
movieA Tar
2010
movieLa colorina
2008 · Self
movieBorn Without
2008
movieNiente è come sembra
2007
movieMoebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007 · Self
movieA Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky
2007
Arrabal, Panik Cineast
movieArrabal, Panik Cineast
2007 · Self
Una hora con Alejandro Jodorowsky
movieUna hora con Alejandro Jodorowsky
2007 · Self
tvUna belleza nueva
2006 · Self
movieMidnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006 · Self
movieMusikanten
2006 · Ludwig van Beethoven
tvLe Cercle
2005 · Self
movieRush to War
2004 · Self
movieKaena: The Prophecy
2003 · Dialogue
movieNo Big Deal
2003 · Pablo
Alejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
movieAlejandro Jodorowsky: Interview at ICA London December 2002
2003 · , Director
moviePsicotaxi
2002 · Himself
Cherif
movieCherif
2002 · Prophet
tvThrough the Night with...
2002 · Self
Blink Jodorowsky
movieBlink Jodorowsky
2002 · Himself
movieJodorowsky's Phylosophycal Tales
1997 · Alejandro
movieJean Cocteau: Lies and Truths
1997 · Self
tvDe pé a pá
1996 · Self
movieThe Jodorowsky Constellation
1994 · Self
movieThe Rainbow Thief
1994 · Director
tvEurotrash
1993
movieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
1991 · Self
movieSanta Sangre
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieTusk
1980 · Director, Screenplay
moviePubertinaje
1978 · Producer
movieThe Holy Mountain
1973 · The Alchemist, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Costume Design, Original Music Composer, Production Design, Painter, Sculptor, Set Designer
movieFando and Lis
1972 · Puppeteer (uncredited), Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
movieApolinar
1972 · Producer
movieEl Topo
1970 · El Topo, Director, Original Music Composer, Production Design, Costume Design, Writer
movieAnticlimax
1969
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieHe! Viva Dada
1965 · Self, Writer
movieMelodrama Sacramental
1965 · Himself, Director
movieThe Severed Heads
1957 · , Director, Writer
The Eternal Voice
movieThe Eternal Voice
— · Old Alejandro, Director, Writer
movieThe Family Forest
— · Himself
movieAlejandro Jodorowsky - Conversations on the Way of the Tarot
— · himself
Bouncer
movieBouncer
— · Story