Recently marking its 50th Anniversary, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surreal and visually stunning avant-garde odyssey has been fully restored in a lavish 4K restoration which takes viewers on a mesmerising journey through a series of bizarre and symbolic vignettes, exploring themes of spirituality, enlightenment, and the quest for transcendence.
The film follows a character known only as "The Thief," played by Horacio Salinas, who encounters an enigmatic alchemist, portrayed by Jodorowsky himself. The alchemist leads The Thief on a spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain, where a group of powerful and eccentric individuals seeks immortality and enlightenment.
With production partly funded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the film's rich, surreal, visual style is complemented by a haunting and evocative score, composed by Jodorowsky himself.
A deeply symbolic and allegorical exploration of the human condition and the quest for transcendence and enlightenment, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN challenges audiences to question their perceptions of reality.
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Cannes Film Festival 1973
"A dream tableau of the weird and occasionally wonderful."
- The Guardian
Tuesday 11th June
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114 min
R18+
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Film Festival
Spanish with English subtitles and English
Palace Barracks, Palace Norton St, Palace Electric, Palace Byron Bay, Astor Theatre, Palace Raine Square