While many who read The Playlist regularly probably have heard the name Alejandro Jodorowsky quite a few times before, as the Chilean filmmaker is one of the most interesting figures in film history, with his one-of-a-kind surrealist style. However, as we see in his new feature, “Psychomagic, A Healing Art,” the filmmaker is still creating features but has turned his focus to more therapeutic work—the type of therapy you could only expect from the filmmaker behind “The Holy Mountain.”
In honor of the upcoming release of ‘Psychomagic,’ we’re thrilled to offer our reader an exclusive look at the film with a new clip showing the very interesting ways that Jodorowsky is helping people. And as you might expect, the filmmaker’s therapeutic methods are…uh, experimental, to say the least.
In the clip, we see the director help bury a man alive up to his neck (where’s he’s protected by a glass covering). From there, Jodorowsky surrounds the man’s head with meat and entrails, which attracts vultures that land and start to feast right on top of the man’s buried body. We’re not 100% sure how this is helpful (gotta watch the movie for that!), but this is clearly a method that is probably not endorsed by many medical doctors.
The 91-year-old filmmaker’s newest film, “Psychomagic” is just one of 5 films that are featured on the new 4K box set from ABKCO Films. In addition to the new feature, you can find restorations of “Fando Y Lis” (1967), “El Topo” (1970), “The Holy Mountain” (1973), and the short film, “Le Cravate” (1957). All of the films are new 4K restorations from the original 35mm film and approved by Jodorowsky.
“Psychomagic, A Healing Art” will debut on August 7 as part of Alamo On Demand. The film will also be included in ABKCO Films’ ”Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection” box set, debuting on August 21. You can watch the exclusive clip below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Jodorowsky’s newest film Psychomagic, A Healing Art explores the directors therapeutic work, showing by means of real acts, what Psychomagic is: its principle, how it is practiced and how it applied in life. In the film, Jodorowsky works directly with real, suffering people who are eager to solve their problems through the use of this radical and transformative mode of therapy.
