El Topo
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a transformative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God, while dressed as a gunfighter in black, riding a horse through a spiritual, mystical landscape strewn with old Western movie, and ancient Eastern religious symbols. Bandits slaughtered a village on his path, so El Topo avenges the massacred, then forcibly takes their leader's woman Mara as his. El Topo's surreal way is bloody, sexual and self-reflective, musing of his own demons, as he tries to vanquish those he encounters.
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a transformative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta
Member Reviews
Brilliant brilliant weirdness. Surreal master. Completely unique. Visually stunning, engaging and thought provoking. This is very spiritual and if you are of the psychedelic persuasion, you can't miss it. I am so excited for The Holy Mountain, but waiting for a certain companion if you catch my drift. There are scenes in El Topo that are kind of disturbing but nothing the Shudder audience can't handle
Wonky as fuck! But hugely enjoyable 👌
Brilliant - one of the greats of surrealism and extreme cinema. Bravo Shudder!