A stunning entry in the oeuvre of director Alejandro Jodorowsky, and speaking personally; his magnum opus. The film defies classification by conventional standards but may be called a surrealist film.

While I’ll not discuss the plot; The Holy Mountain is a surrealist film exploring, with no conventional storyline, metaphysics with the viewer continously bombarded with esoteric symbolism. Much of the symbolism is drawn from alchemy and it must be stated that while not necessary, to truly appreciate what is being shown, one must have moderate to advanced understanding of the occult.

The only thing I must point out is that the main character does not really represent Jesus as someone said (though there are instances of such and I honestly understand why anyone would draw that connection) but rather the Fool from the Tarot. You’ll notice at the outset of the film the Fool card laying next to the supposed Christ figure.

The film was financed solely by John Lennon after Lennon seen and championed Jodorowsky’s previous film, El Topo. Most Beatles fans will notice the name of Allen Klein (manager replacing Brian Epstein after his death) attached to this film as producer.

For the sake of brevity – Further information may be found elsewhere including some of the below links.

NTSC collection of his first three films

The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky

http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=MultipackDetail&SKU=DV76002&PriCatID=0&GenreID=0

This set (very much worth the asking MSRP of 49.98) may be found on Amazon for roughly $30 USD and $25 on ebay as new unopened six disc sets. These films are completely restored.

If you want the film by itself:

http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/index.asp?p=CatalogDetail&SKU=DV76001&PriCatID=4&GenreID=0

Be sure to read the Amazon.com customer reviews

http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Mountain-Alejandro-Jodorowsky/dp/B000NY1E94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259099826&sr=8-1

I will say it can be found cheaper on ebay.

A brief synopsis of the film available on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film)

An overview of the director’s career available on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Jodorowsky