June 8, 2014Alejandro Jodorowsky's first feature film directing gig he has had since the disappointing 'The Rainbow Thief' 23 years ago is an impressive return to form. The Dance of Reality is told as an autobiographical account of his strange youth in Chile. With a lunatic father and a mother who sings every word she says, the young boy in the film was destined for weirdness. He gets himself in and out of trouble in ways only Jodorowsky could portray. It was a beautiful work of art, similar to his early films. If you're unfamiliar with Jodorowsky's work, I would definitely recommend you start with those. Watch 'Fando & Lis' first (it is weird but don't give up!), then move on to the midnight masterpieces 'The Holy Mountain' and 'El Topo', then my personal favorite 'Santa Sangre'.
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