Alejandro Jodorowsky: Filmmaker and Philosopher (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350144767)

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a force of nature. At 90 years old he is still making films and is a cultural phenomenon who has influenced other artists as disparate as John Waters and Yoko Ono. Although his body of work has long been considered disjointed and random, William Egginton claims that Jodorowsky's writings, theatre work and mime, and his films, along with the therapeutic practice he calls psychomagic, can all be tied together to form the philosophical programme that underpins his films.

Incorporating surrealism and thinkers including Lacan, Kant, Hegel, and Zizek into his interpretation of Jodorowsky's work, Egginton shows how his diverse films are connected by interpretive practices with a fundamental similarity to Lacanian psychoanalysis. Using case studies of Jodorowsky's cult films, El Topo, Fando y Lis and Holy Mountain and more, this book provides a unique perspective on a filmmaker whose work has been notoriously difficult to analyse.

Author: William Egginton
ISBN-10: 1350144762
ISBN-13: 9781350144767
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2024
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d