Endless Poetry (2016) (original) (raw)
Through Alejandro Jodorowsky's autobiographical lens, Endless Poetry narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations, from his family, and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Chile where he met Enrique Lihn, Stella Diaz Varin, Nicanor Parra... at the time promising young but unknown artists who would later become the titans of twentieth-century Hispanic literature. He grew inspired by the beauty of existence alongside these beings, exploring life together, authentically and freely. A tribute ...(more)
Through Alejandro Jodorowsky's autobiographical lens, Endless Poetry narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations, from his family, and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Chile where he met Enrique Lihn, Stella Diaz Varin, Nicanor Parra... at the time promising young but unknown artists who would later become the titans of twentieth-century Hispanic literature. He grew inspired by the beauty of existence alongside these beings, exploring life together, authentically and freely. A tribute to Chile's artistic heritage, Endless Poetry is also an ode to the quest for beauty and inner truth, as a universal force capable of changing one's life forever, written by a man who has dedicated his life and career to creating spiritual and artistic awareness across the globe. (less)
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Writer: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Starring: Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Adan Jodorowsky, Jeremias Herskovits, Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 2, 2017
8 / 10
Writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break from filmmaking after 1990�s �The Rainbow Thief,� or perhaps filmmaking asked for a breather. While never a prolific helmer, Jodorowsky�s absence was noted, making his return to screens with 2013�s �The Dance of Reality� all the more special. Going the autobiographical route, Jodorowsky distorted and amplified his life and times, emerging with another, slightly less extreme offering of surrealism that triumphantly reinstated his creative authority. Interested in scratching the same itch, Jodorowsky returns to his story with �Endless Poetry,� a ...read more...
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