Fresh
An adorable, preposterous mutant film from the heyday of international do-your-own-thing moviemania.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Fando and Lis
1972 · 1h 37m · Not Rated
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Overview
Fando and his partially paralysed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar.
Director and cast
- Alejandro Jodorowsky Director
- Sergio Kleiner as Fando
- Diana Mariscal as Lis
- María Teresa Rivas as Fando's Mother
- Tamara Garina as Pope
- Valerie Jodorowsky as Junkyard Temptress/Woman with Leg Brace
- Juan José Arreola as Well-Dressed Man with Book
- Alejandro Jodorowsky as Puppeteer
- Rene Rebetez Cast
- Amparo Villegas Cast
- Miguel Álvarez Acosta Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Undisciplined but not without effective passages, Fando & Lis isn't for all audiences, a work of provocation as much as a work of art.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Rotten
For all its invocations of theater of cruelty, Fando and Lis hardly ever scares up anything stronger than unpleasant whimsey.
New York Times
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