Review of The Dance of Reality (2013) by Simon D — 04 Mar 2016

Alejandro Jodorowsky's first film in many years. It features one of his sons, it has great images, it's lovely shot and of course it's weird. Everything is just as it was left.

The narration is quite fast and there is a lot of stuff going on - there are 50 big moments or something here - many memorable scenes and a solid story that's both shocking and impressive. Loads of nudity, some blood, gore and other stuff that may freak you out. Still, not a sickening film - there are plenty of beautifulness here too. We get dwarfs and crippled - everyone is on his radar as always. Otherwise, Stalin, nazism - politics and dictators are themes. Manlyness and the coming of manhood are other key elements. Smooth touches with the man himself on screen at times, a nice feature.

A long awaited comeback 23 years after his latest film. And most importantly a great comeback.

8 out of 10 golden showers.