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El Topo (Spanish: [el ˈto.po], "The Mole") is a 1970 Mexican acid Western film written, scored, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Judeo-Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy , the film is about El Topo—a violent ...
Apr 15, 1971 · El Topo is a 1970 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, a surreal and violent drama set in a mystical Western landscape. The film features a mysterious black-clad gunfighter who encounters bizarre characters and challenges on his journey of self-discovery.
Jul 23, 2020 · El Topo: The weirdest western ever made. 23 July 2020. By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Features correspondent. Alamy. El Topo was the original ‘midnight movie’, and inspired the sub-genre of the ‘acid...
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Oct 6, 2007 · Alejandro Jodorowsky. A man in black rides the desert vastness of Mexico with a naked child in front of him on the saddle. Three hee-hawing gunmen appear from out of hiding, laughing that they have been sent to kill him. The man carefully places the child behind him on the saddle.
A black-clad gunfighter (Alejandro Jodorowsky) embarks on a symbolic quest in an Old West version of Sodom and Gomorrah.
El Topo is a 1970 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky, starring himself as a mole who travels through the desert and encounters various myths and symbols. Ebert praises its complexity and resonance, but also warns of its graphic violence and ambiguity.
