This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
Fando y Lis (Fando and Lis)
So this is the movie that caused a riot, caused death threats against the director Jodorowsky, and nearly got him deported.
Based on Jodorowsky's memory of a surrealistic play he acted in. If you want to see some odd, often uncomfortable imagery, you got it here. Apparently everything is symbolic, from what I get from Jodorowsky's commentary on the DVD. But the symbolism was difficult for me to grasp because none of it was connected and there was no real context. Or if there was it was part of the symbolism itself.
I'm a bit more curious to see his other films though which seem like they may have a bit more of a narrative, although the imagery seems like it may be even more wacked out.
Jodorowsky is a real odd cat but more about him in my blog on the documentary about him that is on this same DVD, Constellation Jodorowsky.
Rating: 6/10