Overview
A vibrant exploration of youth and artistic awakening in mid-20th century Chile.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- joyful
- surreal
- passionate
- arthouse movie night
- surrealist cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a joyous, visually vibrant, emotionally moving, and unusually accessible extension of Jodorowsky's surrealist cinema.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alejandro Jodorowsky plays Old Alejandro while Adan Jodorowsky portrays his younger self, foregrounding autobiography as performance.
The film stages youthful liberation, artistic encounters, and inner transformation through boldly artificial tableaux and surreal imagery.
Alejandro breaks from his family and former limitations to join Chile's bohemian artistic circle and seek an authentic creative life.
The story places Alejandro among Enrique Lihn, Stella Díaz Varín, Nicanor Parra, and other emerging Chilean literary figures.
Films like Endless Poetry, and why
The Holy Mountain
autobiographical artistic self-invention, theatrical surrealism, and exuberant bohemian atmosphere
8½
artist-centered coming-of-age, flamboyant visual imagination, and autobiographical theatricality
The Dance of Reality
surreal autobiographical memory, spiritual searching, and visually extravagant staging
Federico Fellini's Intervista
bohemian artistic communities, poetic self-discovery, and heightened period drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Release Date
- 2016-03-23
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (203)
Cast
- Adan Jodorowsky
- Brontis Jodorowsky
- Pamela Flores
- Leandro Taub
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Jeremias Herskovits
- Julia Avendaño
- Bastián Bodenhöfer
- Carolyn Carlson
- Ali Ahmad Sa'Id Esber
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Endless Poetry about?
- A flamboyant autobiographical voyage through youthful rebellion, bohemian art, and the search for spiritual freedom in 1940s Chile.
- What is Endless Poetry like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Endless Poetry as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Endless Poetry violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Endless Poetry as mild.
- What did critics think of Endless Poetry?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a joyous, visually vibrant, emotionally moving, and unusually accessible extension of Jodorowsky's surrealist cinema.
- Which films are like Endless Poetry?
- Films with a similar feel include The Holy Mountain, 8½, The Dance of Reality, and Federico Fellini's Intervista.
- How long is Endless Poetry?
- Endless Poetry runs 128 minutes.
- Where can I watch Endless Poetry?
- In United States, Endless Poetry is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
