Alejandro Jodorowsky‘s first full-length film, Fando Y Lis, was created from hazy memories of the controversial Fernando Arrabal play he staged in Paris; his sublime freak-out follows impotent Fando (Sergio Kleiner) and his paraplegic sweetheart Lis (Diana Mariscal) searching for the enchanted city of Tar where spiritual ecstasy resides. The astonishing road trip takes them through urban rubble, scalding deserts, treacherous mountains, their own pasts and close encounters of the weirdest kind in Alejandro Jodorowsky’s seminal, signature work of startling provocation and incendiary art. After premiering in 1967 in Acapulco, the film caused an uproar in the avant-garde community and was subsequently banned in Mexico.
Bonus Material
– Feature commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky
– Subtitled features, bonus material, and commentary tracks
– On camera interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky
– Original theatrical trailer
– Photo Gallery / Original script experts
Details
– 96 minutes
– Mono
– Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Letter-boxed
– Dolby Digital
– Widescreen Transfer from 16mm negative
