Endless Poetry

2016 2h 8m ES

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 203

FantasyDrama

Synopsis

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A portrait of the director’s young adulthood, set in the 1940s–1950s, in the electric capital city of Santiago. There, he decides to become a poet and is introduced, by destiny, into the foremost bohemian and artistic circle of the time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adan Jodorowsky
Alejandro
Brontis Jodorowsky
Jaime
Pamela Flores
Sara / Stella Díaz Varín
Leandro Taub
Enrique Lihn
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Old Alejandro
Jeremias Herskovits
Alejandro as a child
Julia Avendaño
Little Girl
Bastián Bodenhöfer
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Writers: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: Chile, Mexico, France, Japan, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Chile, Mexico, France, Japan, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adan Jodorowsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maryline Monthieux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adan Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky and Pamela Flores carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4451458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alejandro Jodorowsky directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Adan Jodorowsky scores. Maryline Monthieux cuts. Produced in Chile, Mexico, France, Japan, United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
3International production across 5 countries: Chile, Mexico, France, Japan, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Adan Jodorowsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Maryline Monthieux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adan Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky and Pamela Flores carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4451458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.