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The Dance of Reality

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Cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky presents a fanciful interpretation of his childhood, set against Chile's turbulent social and political environment.

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This long-overdue return from Alejandro Jodorowsky finds him just as overflowing with imagination -- and heart -- as fans have come to expect.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 08/23/2015
4/5
This is the work of someone coming to terms with their past, transmuting the traumas of childhood into the building blocks of adult awareness. Go to Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) 08/20/2015
4/5
At first the film seems overly stagey, and those with little time for circus acts may find it irritating, but when Jodorowsky hits his surreal stride. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 08/20/2015
3/5
You may not know what to think of it, but you'll be glad that it exists. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 07/12/2022
A monumental senseless circus that only its creator comprehends, Alejandro Jodorowsky has never done cinema for anyone else but himself. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema 12/03/2021
3.5/5
'Dance of Reality' has its moments of pure Jodorowsky. It will be up to each viewer to decide if that sentence is praise or pejorative. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World 02/22/2021
In this dream we called life, Jodorowsky is dreaming us, us playing part as audience. Who's dreaming Jodorowsky the filmmaker? Cinephiles of course. The Dance of Reality is his much softer, lyrical contemplation of life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Adam H @Adm-supermarket 01/26/2022 Nice blend of emotional realism and magical realism. See more 02/26/2018 An introspective and intimate examination of childhood. A poetic fairy tale, visually astounding. Jodorowksy deconstructs and then rebuilds himself as a modern archetype . See more nefasto r @Nefasto 02/02/2018 I don't think there are many people that liked "Endless Poetry" and did not like "The Dance of Reality", I don't think so, nevertheless I might be one of them. Well, is not that I did not like the latter, I just expected more. The mistake might have been watching them in opposite order. "Endless Poetry" simply contain more magic, more pizzazz, so what might have been a crescendo, became a "decreasendo". See more 10/10/2017 An amazing film this is Jodorowsky’s masterpiece in my opinion. See more 08/02/2017 Elaborar o passado como uma saga rica em alegorias e em que as dores são transfiguradas não é pouca coisa. O cuidado visual é encantador. Pena que a visão um pouco mais positiva dos pais é negada no segundo filme. Bom, ainda restam três. :) See more 07/30/2017 Jodorowsky's first film after 23 years is a bizarre semi-autobiography, full of colourful surreal moments, blending, also, history and politics with his personal philosophy. The result is satisfying enough, although the film seems tiresome at times. See more Read all reviews
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Alejandro Jodorowsky

Director

Brontis Jodorowsky

Jaime

Pamela Flores

Sara

Jeremias Herskovits

Alejandro enfant

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro adulte

Bastián Bodenhöfer

Carlos Ibáñes

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Synopsis Cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky presents a fanciful interpretation of his childhood, set against Chile's turbulent social and political environment.
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Producer
Michel Seydoux, Moisés Cosío, Alejandro Jodorowsky
Screenwriter
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Distributor
ABCKO Films
Genre
Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$165.9K
Runtime
2h 10m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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