Jodorowsky s dune tells the story of a lost film masterpiece, or maybe just the weirdest unmade movie of all time. Its one of my favorite movies but compared to jodorowskys version it can only be considered a fail. May 01, 2014 with jodorowskys dune, filmmaker frank pavich makes an impassioned and relatively convincing case that the film in question an adaptation of frank herberts sciencefiction novel by. The 14hour epic film, dune, that alejandro jodorowsky, pink. It remains one of the great whatifs in movie history. At the conclusion of the film, jodorowsky had this to say. In preproduction for over two years, the film was to star jodorowsky s own 12yearold son brontis alongside orson welles, mick jagger, david carradine and even salvador dali, set to a musical score by pink floyd and art. Considering the reaction to the lynch film, the legend of jodorowskys dune may prove more impressive than a finished film. In preproduction for over two years, the film was to star jodorowsky s own 12yearold son brontis alongside orson welles, mick jagger, david carradine and even salvador dali, set to a musical score by pink floyd and artdesign by some of the most provocative talents of the era, including h. See more ideas about jodorowskys dune, dune and alejandro jodorowsky.
In the 20 documentary, jodorowsky s dune, they show a thick book of art and scenes from the movie that they sent to the studios. The story of cult film director alejandro jodorowsky s ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel. I attended the movie with someone who had not seen alejandro s movies, nor had he read dune although it s on his mustread list, but he loved the movie because 1 it s a great tale, and 2 the comic book artists and special effects people that alejandro employed, and who were working on the film when they pulled the plug, have gone on to. An eightpage pdf press kit is available for download on scribd. When this film became available on, i had to have it. Trivia alejandro jodorowsky had originally planned on filming dune in the early70s, and had enlisted the help of jean giraud and h. The film explores cult film director alejandro jodorowsky s unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film frank herberts 1965 science fiction novel dune in the mid1970s. Giraud, jodorowskys adaptation of frank herberts classic scifi novel dune was poised to change cinema forever. Oct 14, 2016 frank herbert, david lynch, and alejandro jodorowsky surely all rank among the most imaginative creators of the second half of the twentieth century.
They show it in the documentary several times, but i think they mention in it that there werent many copies of it. Jodorowskys dune by frank pavich frank pavich, alejandro. Mar 21, 2014 jodorowskys dune is a documentary about the chilean director alejandro jodorowskys efforts in the 1970s to turn the science fiction novel dune into a feature film. Jodorowskys dune is a 20 americanfrench documentary film directed by frank pavich. The documentary, which opens march 21, chronicles the failed mid1970s effort. Dangerous minds reached out to frank pavich, director of jodorowskys dune and syd garon, graphic designer on the film, for their comment as to these curious images.
Probably you know frank herberts sciencefiction epos dune or david lynchs adaptation from 1984. Mar 27, 2014 inside the greatest scifi film never made. Jodorowskys dune full movie watch online, stream or download. Dune is a novel by frank herbert published in 1965.
Jodorowskys bigbudget space opera collapsed, leaving behind a huge archive of production designs and storyboarded scenes. It made sense to film producers to turn herbert s dune into a movie, but they had a devil of a time finding the right director to bring that epic novel of the feudal interstellar future to the screen. The history of man begins with the destruction of his motherplanet earth. Jodorowskys dune video on demand stream or download on. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists jodorowsky assembled for the legendary. Alejandro jodorowsky rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Jodorowsky assembled his crew of artists, designers, cinematographers and special effects designers in hopes of making a ground. Considering the reaction to the lynch film, the legend of jodorowsky s dune may prove more impressive than a finished film. To me this documentary about the greatest science fiction epic never made isnt so much about how this film would have looked but rather about jodorowskys way of doing it. Before star wars era, jodorowskys adaptation of frank herberts classic scifi novel dune was poised to change cinema forever. Frank herbert, david lynch, and alejandro jodorowsky surely all rank among the most imaginative creators of the second half of the twentieth century. The history of humanity jodorowskys dune uncovered.
Jodorowskys dune original motion picture soundtrack boomkat. I attended the movie with someone who had not seen alejandros movies, nor had he read dune although its on his mustread list, but he loved the movie because 1 its a great tale, and 2 the comic book artists and special effects people that alejandro employed, and who were working on the film when they pulled the plug, have gone on to. In preproduction for over two years, the film was to star jodorowsky giraud. Mindbogglingly awesome sketches for jodorowskys dunedone. Jodorowskys uncompromising approach was just so over the top, so surreal, just too scary to an industry like hollywood. The 14hour epic film, dune, that alejandro jodorowsky. This is the soundtrack to the story about the greatest film that never was. Satori films is raising funds for jodorowsky s new film endless poetrypoesia sin fin on kickstarter. What if alejandro jodorowsky, the eccentric chilean auteur behind such psychedelic midnight movies. It made sense to film producers to turn herberts dune into a movie, but they had a devil of a time finding the right director to bring that epic novel of the feudal interstellar future to the screen. Jodorowsky s dune is a 20 americanfrench documentary film directed by frank pavich.
Pavich hasnt ever seen the images before and is certain they did not emanate from jodorowskys hand. Jodorowskys dune is a fascinating documentary film buffs with a love for cinemas secret history must make tracks for this. Jodorowskys dune original motion picture soundtrack. May 02, 2017 jodorowskys dune is a documentary about very important men making very important art, and as such, it has very little to do with frank herberts novel at all. Kurt stenzel jodorowskys dune original motion picture. Before star wars and alien, there was alejandro jodorowsky s dune. Alejandro jodorowsky, father of the midnight movie, wants to exchange your money into poetic money to make his latest film. Jacobs optioned the film rights to dune but died before a film could be developed. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking. How did you first hear about jodorowskys version of dune i think the first time i heard about it was in one of those books, you know, like the 50 greatest movies never made kind of a thing. In 1942 he moved to santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer.
Unfortunately this movie never made it into existence. Jodorowsky s film exists and this film is just a portal or a window. No movie can be dune any more than a ballet can be dune or an apricot can be dune. Salvador dali was enlisted to play the part of the emperor, and jodorowsky also intended to cast his own son brontis jodorowsky as paul, david carradine as duke leto, orson welles as the baron, and gloria swanson as. Alejandro jodorowsky was born in iquique, chile on february 17, 1929.
I came across it when i watched, quite by accident, the documentary film jodorowsky s dune, a 20 americanfrench documentary film that explores film directors alejandro jodorowsky s unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film dune in the mid1970s. In 1955 he went to paris and studied mime with marcel marceau. A look into the life of alejandro jodorowsky, whos been called. Jodorowskys dune, from frank pavich the new york times. Just as jodorowskys dune is staggering in his vision film critic devin faraci points out that it may have been impossible to make due to limits of technology in 1975the director gleefully. Jodorowskys dune spaceship inspiration minecraft map. The robot eyes project the history of mankind to the dogbeings, narrating the events before them. But there was a different version of the film in development before that one way more ambitious, to be helmed by alejandro jodorowski. Jodorowskys dune tells the tale of cult filmmaker alejandro jodorowskys unsuccessful attempt to adapt frank herberts classic scifi novel, dune, to the big screen. Is the storyboard for jodorowskys dune available for.
I remember seeing the sci fi movie dune when i was a kid but i dont remember much about it, aside from a desert. The documentary does not include any original film footage of what was to be jodorowsky s dune but does make extraordinary claims as to the influence this unmade film had on other actual science fiction films, such as star wars, alien, terminator, flash gordon, and raiders of the lost ark. Jodorowskys dune tells the stranger than fiction tale of the legendary filmmakers illfated adaption of frank herberts classic scifi novel dune an unfinished epic dubbed the greatest movie n. The film explores cult film director alejandro jodorowsky s unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film frank herbert s 1965 science fiction novel dune in the mid1970s. Masked soldiers gun down innocent civilians in the street as wealthy tourists mindlessly snap pictures. Composer kurt stenzel gives life to a retrofuturistic universe as fantastic as jodorowskys own vision for his dunea film whose alist cast. Jodorowsky s dune original motion picture soundtrack. I think our world in general and the culture of film specifically would have been immeasurably improved if this movie. After a year or more, i forget of waiting, i finally saw the muchtalked about documentary about the so called greatest film never made on amazons video service.
Jodorowskys dune calgary underground film festival. Filmmaker frank pavich explores one of cinema s great what ifs in this documentary detailing alejandro jodorowsky s aborted feature adaptation of frank herbert s celebrated scifi novel dune. The society jodorowsky depicts in his film embodies a depraved, anachronistic collision of mankinds worst traits. Jodorowsky s dune 2014 cast and crew filmmaker alejandro jodorowsky discusses how he would have adapted frank herberts classic scifi novel dune for the big screen. I was very much looking forward to seeing this dvd as jodorowsk s dune is a subject often raised when discussing many sf movies that were actually made and owed much of their design to jodorowsky s band of warriors as he described his artists giger, foss, moebius, obannon etc. Dune 20 orson welles in jodorowskys dune 20 jodorowskys dune 20. He was not just an ambitious director, he was a guru gathering spiritual warriors to change the world. May 8, 2016 the story of cult film director alejandro jodorowskys ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel. The tale of jodorowsky and his dune is a fascinating trip through creativity and imagination, a story about. Two young womens plans to try to live a normal life in isolation after a world ending. Jodorowsky s dune will be catnip to those who like to pore over forgotten popculture footnotes, even if youre not particularly a fan of director alejandro jodorowsky or of frank herbert s epochal scifi novel. Nov 18, 2015 frank pavich s 20 documentary jodorowsky s dune tells the story of surrealist filmmaker alejandro jodorowsky and his illfated 1974 adaptation of frank herbert s scifi novel dune set to star. I think our world in general and the culture of film specifically would have been immeasurably improved if this movie got made.
Satori films is raising funds for jodorowskys new film endless poetrypoesia sin fin on kickstarter. Inside the greatest scifi film never made the verge. The tale of jodorowsky and his dune is a fascinating trip through creativity and imagination, a story about the relentless pursuit of a dream, and the necessity of art. The film explores cult film director alejandro jodorowskys. The story of cult film director alejandro jodorowskys ambitious but ultimately doomed film. Born in 1929 in chile to russianjewish immigrants owners of a drygoods store, alejandro jodorowsky seems an unlikely candidate to become one of the godfathers of the american midnight movie scene. Follow the movie on facebook and twitter plot summary filmmaker alejandro jodorowsky discusses how he would have adapted frank herberts classic scifi novel dune for the big screen.
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