The Dance of Reality

The Dance of Reality

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Produced by Le Soleil Films, Camera One

2013130 min7.2 / 10

A surrealist autobiographical meditation on a troubled childhood and the search for meaning, blending dreamlike imagery with existential inquiry.

'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. He was born in 1929 Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where he discovered the fundamentals of reality, as he underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.

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  • Is The Dance of Reality one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is The Dance of Reality sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Dance of Reality violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Dance of Reality end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Dance of Reality scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Dance of Reality easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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78/ 100

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