The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic79/100
775 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank PavichDirector
- Kurt StenzelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alejandro JodorowskySelf - Writer / Filmmaker
- Michel SeydouxSelf - Film Producer
- Chris FossSelf - Artist
- H. R. GigerSelf - Artist
- Jean-Paul GibonSelf - Film Producer
- Brontis JodorowskySelf - Actor
- Amanda LearSelf - Singer / Dali's Muse
- Christian WanderSelf - Singer
- Devin FaraciSelf - Film Critic
- Diane O'BannonSelf - O'Bannon's Widow
- Drew McWeenySelf - Film Critic
- Gary KurtzSelf - Film Producer
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Themes
cinema on cinemamovie businessfilmmakingbluntthoughtfulcinema historyportrait of an artistcomplexambiguousawestruckcommanding