Jodorowsky's Dune
2013 · Movie · PG-13 · 87 min · ★ 7.8 · 88% critics
In 1974, Alejandro Jodorowsky set out to adapt Frank Herbert’s influential novel Dune for the big screen, pouring two years of effort and millions of dollars into an enormous production plan. Although the project collapsed, the artists and ideas gathered along the way went on to shape modern science fiction cinema.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-08-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (761 votes)
About
If you enjoy ambitious sci-fi “what-if” stories and creative process documentaries, Jodorowsky’s Dune may be a treat; Not for you if you want a strictly balanced argument or prefer a conventional documentary flow like Everything or Nothing or Side by Side.
Pros: ambitious, fascinating behind-the-scenes; Inspiring creative energy; Animated concept previews | Cons: disputed conclusions; Uneven pacing; Some viewers dislike his stance
Themes
- cinema on cinema
- movie business
- filmmaking
- blunt
- thoughtful
- cinema history
- portrait of an artist
- complex
- ambiguous
- awestruck
- commanding
Cast & crew
Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self - Writer / Filmmaker
Michel Seydoux
as Self - Film Producer
- CF
Chris Foss
as Self - Artist
H. R. Giger
as Self - Artist
- JG
Jean-Paul Gibon
as Self - Film Producer
Brontis Jodorowsky
as Self - Actor
Amanda Lear
as Self - Singer / Dali's Muse
- CW
Christian Wander
as Self - Singer
Devin Faraci
as Self - Film Critic
- DO
Diane O'Bannon
as Self - O'Bannon's Widow
Directed by Frank Pavich