Jodorowsky’s El Topo, Holy Mountain get official Region 1 Release

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   March 20, 2007   ⋅   Comment now   ⋅    RSS

I just received this note from FunBoy, the helmer of Superhappyfun.com. I was going to type up something myself, but since he already has all the information laid out, I’m gonna go ahead and reprint it.

Great news, film fans! Subversive filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky is finally getting his due via legitimate US DVD releases of his inspirational and influential films, EL TOPO and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN.

Lost in a morass of legal infighting for the last few decades(!), these films are required viewing for anyone with a passion for film. EL TOPO is best described as a “psychedeic frijole western” while THE HOLY MOUNTAIN is a “cinematic mindf*ck”. These two films along with his FANDO LIS (coming back into print) and SANTA SANGRE are all ground-breaking.

EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, and FANDO LIS are now available for pre-order. Allow me to recommend DiabolikDVD for your source:

• El Topo
• The Holy Mountain
• Boxed Set (With Fando Lis)
• Santa Sangre (Not Region 1)

For more on Jodorowsky, check out this short article.

There you have it! Finally, legitimate Region 1 releases of El Topo and Holy Mountain!

Jodorowski fans check below for one of his best interviews ever. In it he expresses his distaste for Tarantino, his love for Miike (In particular Visitor Q, and Fudoh’s Miho Nomoto), and his thoughts on the current state of cinema:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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