The Holy Mountain
1975 · Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Jodorowsky's psychedelic allegory where a thief climbs a mountain with seven alchemists. Don't start here. Don't even start near here.
Why It's Cult
The Holy Mountain is Jodorowsky after El Topo with more money and less impulse control. Every frame is a painting, every painting is a drug. John Lennon and Yoko Ono financed it. Jodorowsky reportedly gave the cast psilocybin on set. Watch it only after you've survived El Topo and developed a taste.
The Plot, Officially
A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery. He meets a mystical guide who introduces him to seven wealthy and powerful people, each representing a planet in the Solar system. These seven, along with the protagonist, the guide and the guide's assistant, divest themselves of their worldly goods and form a group of nine who will seek the Holy Mountain, in order to displace the gods who live there and become immortal.
Starring
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders
Where to Watch
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