Synopsis
A Mexican master leads a Christ figure and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men. The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism in The Holy Mountain is a spiritual quest for enlightenment pitting illusion against truth. The Alchemist (Jodorowsky) assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept’s intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Original title La montaña sagrada
IMDb Rating 7.9 38,593 votes
TMDb Rating 7.7 577 votes
Director
Director
Cast
The Alchemist (as Alexandro Jodorowsky)
The Thief
The Written Woman (as Ramona Saunders)
Fon
Isla
Klen
Berg
Axon (as Richard Rutowsky)
Lut