Review of The Dance of Reality (2013) by Alberto A — 21 Jun 2014
With The Dance of Reality, Alejandro Jodorowsky invites the audience to a poetic surrealist journey into the bizarre and grotesque corners of his childhood in Tocopilla, Chile. What is so special about this film is that it's an imaginative piece of art we can easily see he made for himself, not for the audience, only Alejandro can fully understand everything shown on the screen, and I believe that's what art is all about.
The audience is only a silent guest, we were there only to embrace, understand or maybe just take a look into his perception of reality during his childhood. The cast is amazing; they knew when to exaggerate and when no to.
The cinematography, the production design, the score and the script are amazing. A great symbolic autobiographical film from a director that appears to like giving meaning to things, which reminded me a little bit to Carlos Reygadas's Post Tenebras Lux.
This review of The Dance of Reality (2013) was written by Alberto A on 21 Jun 2014.
The Dance of Reality has generally received positive reviews.
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