The Holy Mountain / / Alessandra Santos.

Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo helped inaugurate the midnight movie phenomenon. Its success spawned The Holy Mountain, through interventions by John Lennon and Allen Klein. After a scandalous release and a 16-month midnight career, The Holy Mountain was relegated to the underground world of fan...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018]
©2017
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Cultographies
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 12 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: 'But is this life reality? No. It's a film.' The Holy Mountain and Me
  • 1. Enlightenment for Sale: Production, Promotion, Initial Reception
  • 2. The Secret of Immortality: Afterlife
  • 3. Sacred Excrement: Reading The Holy Mountain
  • 4. 'Real life awaits us!': Placing The Holy Mountain
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index