The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain

by Santos, Alessandra

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After a scandalous release and a 16-month midnight movie career, The Holy Mountain was relegated to the underground world of fan bootlegs for over thirty years until its limited restored release in 2007. This short study reveals how this poetic, hilarious, and anarchist cult film by an international auteur, anchored in post-1968 critiques, is - at the same time - an archaeological capsule of the counterculture movement, a timely subversion of mystical tenets, and one of the most mysterious film…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Holy Mountain / Alessandra Santos.

Summary

After a scandalous release and a 16-month midnight movie career, The Holy Mountain was relegated to the underground world of fan bootlegs for over thirty years until its limited restored release in 2007. This short study reveals how this poetic, hilarious, and anarchist cult film by an international auteur, anchored in post-1968 critiques, is - at the same time - an archaeological capsule of the counterculture movement, a timely subversion of mystical tenets, and one of the most mysterious films in the history of world cinema.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2017

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wallflower Press
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2017

Notes

"A Wallflower Book"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

  • Description:vii, 136 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780231182317, 0231182317
  • oclc:ocn964379326
  • LC Classification:PN1997.H5675
  • Dewey Decimal:791.437

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc CULT FILMS Films cultes Holy mountain (Motion picture : 1973) Jodorowsky, Alejandro

Writers

Santos, Alessandra

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