UID:
almahu_9949678094402882
Format:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781350144804
Series Statement:
Philosophical Filmmakers
Content:
Alejandro Jodorowsky is a force of nature. At 90 years old he is still making films and is a cultural phenomenon who has influenced other artists as disparate as John Waters and Yoko Ono. Although his body of work has long been considered disjointed and random, William Egginton claims that Jodorowsky's writings, theatre work and mime, and his films, along with the therapeutic practice he calls psychomagic, can all be tied together to form the philosophical programme that underpins his films. Incorporating surrealism and thinkers including Lacan, Kant, Hegel, and Žižek into his interpretation of Jodorowsky's work, Egginton shows how his diverse films are connected by interpretive practices with a fundamental similarity to Lacanian psychoanalysis. Using case studies of Jodorowsky's cult films, El Topo, Fando y Lis and Holy Mountain and more, this book provides a unique perspective on a filmmaker whose work has been notoriously difficult to analyse.
Note:
Introduction: An Introduction to Alejandro Jodorowsky Chapter 1: Enlightenment through Art Chapter 2: Jodorowsky on Beauty Chapter 3: The Aesthetic of Surrealism Chapter 4: Trauma, Desire and the Unconscious Chapter 5: The Autobiographical Conclusion: Jodorowsky and the Psychomagic
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350144804
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350144804?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
