SummaryAfter a 23-year hiatus, The Dance of Reality marks the triumphant return of Alejandro Jodorowsky, the visionary Chilean filmmaker behind cult classics El Topo and The Holy Mountain. In the radiantly visceral autobiographical film, a young Jodorowsky is confronted by a collection of compelling characters that contributed to his burgeoning surreal ... Read More
Directed By:Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written By:Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Dance of Reality
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76
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
76% Positive
16 Reviews
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24% Mixed
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May 23, 2014
100
The result will no doubt polarize viewers, as has been the case with his other major works, but it will certainly go down amongst those who see it as one of the most unforgettable films of this or any other year in recent memory.
May 20, 2014
90
The Dance of Reality may be Alejandro Jodorowsky's best film, and certainly, in a filmography top-heavy with freak-show hyperbole and symbology stew, the one most invested in narrative meaning.
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Jun 8, 2014
9
The man is an incredible filmmaker through and through. I wouldn't say the film is flawless but I feel like Jodorowsky exploits the films flaws to a whimsical amount. It's a fantastic and very personal film from a teacher. Jodorowsky remains the most ballsy filmmaker working not only because of his style but also for his powerful statements about religious and societal conditioning.
Jun 1, 2014
7
Alejandro Jodorowsky is back! Could there be a better time? Cinema needs daring filmmakers like this who ground the truly absurd in reality. Like EL TOPO and HOLY MOUNTAIN, THE DANCE OF REALITY is far from perfect. The film is at least 30 minutes too long with sequences that come out of left field with no impact. But the central statement, an examination of dogma--religious, social, and political--the easy bending of our minds that impact us all, is an important topic to explore and Jodorowsky does it winningly. Yes, the message is clear and loud. We are hit on the head with it. Maybe sometimes we need to be hit?
May 21, 2014
80
A full-bodied and mischievous autobiography in the spirit of Federico Fellini’s "Amarcord," Alejandro Jodorowsky’s return to filmmaking after 28 years of financial frustration explodes with great ideas.
May 30, 2014
75
The 85-year-old Chilean-born auteur returns this week with his latest directorial attempt, The Dance of Reality, an intensely personal, deeply felt, if at times solipsistic autobiographical work about his childhood in Tocopilla, a seaside town at the edge of the Chilean desert.
May 20, 2014
70
It’s more gentle and fanciful in tone, and though it’s as episodic and digressive as Jodorowsky’s best-known work, the various pieces add up to a clear, not-so-odd narrative.
May 19, 2014
50
Alejandro Jodorowsky never manages to transcend the sense that he's indulging himself and participating in a hollow introspection unworthy of his prior cinema.
Aug 26, 2018
1
This is the movie that gave me the biggest second hand embarassment of my entire life. I've seen amateur works realized much better. Seriously.
Production Company:
- Le Soleil Films
- Camera One
Release Date:May 23, 2014
Duration:2 h 10 m
Rating:TV-MA
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Awards
Pedro Sienna Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Bildrausch Filmfest Basel
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 2 Nominations
