El Topo (1970)
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God, while dressed as a gunfighter in black, riding a horse through a spiritual, mystical landscape strewn with old Western movie, and ancient Eastern religious symbols. Bandits slaughtered a village on his path, so El Topo avenges the massacred, then forcibly takes their leader's woman Mara as his. El Topo's surreal way is bloody, sexual and self-reflective, musing of his own demons, as he tries to vanquish those he encounters.
Movie Details
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta, Alfonso Aráu, José Luis Fernández
Producer: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky
IMDb Score: 7.3/10 by 284 users
Runtime: 125 minutes
Released: 12/18/1970