Jodorowsky's Dune
The greatest science fiction movie never made.
The greatest science fiction movie never made.
Documentary
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2013
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Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
30 Aug 2013
Country:
FR, US
Languages:
English, French, German, Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
12 wins & 27 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Pavich shows us many images from the storyboard, and even treats some to a simple form of animation to suggest how the movie might have looked.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Jan 2015
fresh:
This documentary version of Jodorowsky's "Dune" is probably more entertaining than what Hollywood would have done to it, with a clearer message: Our lives are like sands though an hourglass, so dream the impossible dream.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
8 May 2014
fresh:
A deeply moving testament to single-minded, indefatigable commitment of creative vision and to an almost spiritual ability to let that vision go, thereby allowing it to exist in the world in an entirely unexpected form.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
1 May 2014
fresh:
Jodorowsky is a mesmerizing presence in director Frank Pavich's engrossing picture. He was 84 when much of it was shot.
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
24 Apr 2014
fresh:
Jodorowsky's Dune gives you a good sense of what might have been, and judging by what we see, the picture might have accomplished what the director ultimately intended: "To mutate young minds."
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr 2014