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The Holy Mountain

Drama

The Holy Mountain

7.5(1,033) 11/29/1973 1h 53m
Drama

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.

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Top Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

The Alchemist

HS

Horacio Salinas

The Thief

ZS

Zamira Saunders

The Written Woman

Juan Ferrara

Juan Ferrara

Fon

AP

Adriana Page

Isla

BK

Burt Kleiner

Klen

VJ

Valerie Jodorowsky

Sel

NN

Nicky Nichols

Berg

Directed by

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Production

Reviews

Sigeki Ogino

10/10

10/2/2022

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

sharkgummies

6/10

1/18/2026

This is crazy. Imagine if art, god and a fever dream made a movie together. That's this. Half time i was like: ''what is going on?... oh, i get it... i don't get it...'' and that's the point. Every frame is loaded with symbolism and characters who represent systems rather than people. It’s often uncomfortable, sometimes absurd, occasionally funny, and intentionally excessive. The film isn’t subtle and it doesn’t want to be. It’s designed to provoke, confuse, and strip the viewer of passive consumption. It's gooood.

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