The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain(1973)

R
11/29/1973 (US)Drama1h 53m
7.5

Overview

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Alejandro Jodorowsky

Screenplay

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The Holy Mountain - Official 4K Trailer | Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Holy Mountain - Official 4K Trailer | Alejandro Jodorowsky

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The Holy Mountain (Official Trailer) | ABKCO Films

The Holy Mountain (Official Trailer) | ABKCO Films

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A review by Sigeki Ogino
10.0

Written on October 2, 2022

This video work is visualized, "psychotherapy". It is truly in the realm of the divine. The numerous famous scenes, eccentric, unusually colorful, erotic, gross-out, and fully materialized by the alchemy of Mr. Alexandre Jodorowsky, can sufficiently heal patients with "mental disorders" as "psychotherapy" even if there is no dialogue in them. And the film is an ensemble of images of the perverts of the earth, including sexuality, grotesqueness, sanctity, love (or abuse) of the disabled, and contempt for animals, all in one film.
This is not only Alejandro Jodorowsky's masterpiece, but (at least for me) I was healed by this film. It is this visual work, more than drugs or masturbation, that is the source of salvation for me. So this film is a Copernican turn in psychiatry beyond art. Thank you for saving me. And if you watch it without subtitles, you will have a much more enjoyable experience.