Review of El Topo (1970) by Noel Murray for The A.V. Club — 22 Jul 2015
El Topo is never boring, but neither does it hit the trippy heights of something like The Saragossa Manuscript, or the best of Luis Buñuel and Federico Fellini. And with its emphasis on one virile stud's journey to manhood—with women grasping at his cloak—El Topo isn't just drippily New Age-y, it also offers the kind of stealthy paternalism common to the counterculture.
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This review of El Topo (1970) was written by Noel Murray and published by The A.V. Club on 22 Jul 2015.
El Topo has generally received positive reviews.
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