El Topo

Dec 18, 1970

2h 5m

★ 7.1

The definitive cult spaghetti western

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Producciones Panicas

El Topo Trailers

Cast

El Topo

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Son of El Topo

Brontis Jodorowsky

Marah / The Woman

Mara Lorenzio

The Colonel

David Silva

Desconocida

Paula Romo

Mujercita

Jacqueline Luis

Adult Son of El Topo

Robert John

Maestro 1

Héctor Martínez

Maestro 2

Juan José Gurrola

Maestro 3

Víctor Fosado

Maestro 4

Agustín Isunza

Dying Man

José Legarreta

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6.5

Story of a Prostitute

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0.0

Kurukshetram

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The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.

5.7

Brief Crossing

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A young French man and an older English woman spend one night together on a ship.

6.5

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

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A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.

5.0

The Last Flight

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Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.

4.3

Tell Your Children

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High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.

6.1

Valhalla Rising

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0.0

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Even a little slap from a parent can send a small child to an emotional spiral. A young boy runs away from home and goes to explore a frightening city behind the train rails. It delves deep into the city, finding way to release its own emotions and ultimately, deals with the trauma it's own way. Painted backgrounds are combined with 3D elements to create abstract broken landscapes that take us into the panicked mind of a young boy.