# The Holy Mountain (1973)

> A Christlike wanderer joins an occult pilgrimage of symbolic elites whose quest for immortality becomes a flamboyant assault on worldly power and spiritual complacency.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4033

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara, Adriana Page, Burt Kleiner, Valerie Jodorowsky, Nicky Nichols
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071615/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: surreal, grotesque, provocative, midnight viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through the bizarre and grotesque, exploring the quest for enlightenment and immortality.

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