Fando & Lis (1968) Mexico
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Director:Alejandro Jodorowsky
Studio:Fantoma
Writer:Fernando Arrabal, Alejandro Jodorowsky
Rating:4.5
Rated:NR
Date Added:2006-04-29
ASIN:B00005Y7WW
UPC:0695026701026
Price:$24.95
Genre:French
Release:2001-04-02
IMDb:0061643
Duration:96
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0
Languages:Commentary by Director Alejandro Jodorowsky, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:English
Features:Black & White
Letterboxed
Alejandro Jodorowsky  ...  (Director)
Fernando Arrabal, Alejandro Jodorowsky  ...  (Writer)
 
Sergio Kleiner  ...  Fando (as Sergio Klainer)
Diana Mariscal  ...  Lis
Alejandro Jodorowsky  ...  
María Teresa Rivas  ...  Fando's Mother
Tamara Garina  ...  Pope
Juan José Arreola  ...  Well-Dressed Man with Book (as Juan Jose Arreola)
Rene Rebetez  ...  
Amparo Villegas  ...  
Miguel Álvarez Acosta  ...  (as Lic. Miguel Alvarez Acosta)
Raul Romero  ...  
Julio Castillo  ...  
Adrián Ramos  ...  (as Adrian Ramos)
Henry West  ...  
Luis Urias  ...  
Valerie Jodorowsky  ...  Junkyard Temptress / Woman with Leg Brace (as Valerie-Jean)
Graciela R. de Mariscal  ...  Entertained Woman
Comments: See this film before it sees you.

Summary: Using only one page script and the memory of his stage production, director Alejandro Jodorowsky blended surreal beauty and savage imagery to fashion this bizarre tale of corrupted innocence, sadomasochistic love, and unattainable paradise. Fando and Lis premiered at the 1968 Acapulco Film Festival, inciting a riot that forced the director to flee for his life. In the ensuing scandal, the film was banned. Jodorowsky was branded a heretic, forced ot stand trial and nearly deported. Considered lost for over 30 years, Fantoma is proud to present the director's cut of Fando and Lis, the visionary first film from the creator of such cult classic as El Too, Holy Mountain, and Santa Sangre.