Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in Iquique, Chile on February 17, 1929. In 1942 he moved to Santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer. In 1955 he went to Paris and studied mime with 马塞尔·马索. He worked with 莫里斯·舍瓦利耶 there and made a short film, La cravate (1957). He also befriended the surrealists Roland Topor and 费尔南多·阿拉巴尔, and in 1962 these three created the "Panic Movement" in homage to the mythical god Pan. As part of this group Jodorowsky wrote several books and theatrical pieces. In the later 1960s he directed avant-garde theater in Paris and Mexico City, created the comic strip "Fabulas Panicas", and made his first "real" film, the surrealist love story Fando and Lis (1968), based on a play by Arrabal. In 1971, El Topo (1970) was released and became a cult classic, as did The Holy Mountain (1973). In 1975 he returned to France to begin work on a film that was never made: a colossal adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune", which was to star 奥逊·威尔斯, 萨尔瓦多·达利 and others, was to be scored by Pink Floyd, and which brought together the visionary talents of H.R. Giger, 丹·欧班农, and 'Jean "Moebius' Giraud' (Giger and O'Bannon later collaborated on 异形 (1979).) The project's financiers backed out, and "Dune" was eventually filmed by 大卫·林奇. Jodorowsky's next film was 1979's 象牙 (1980), a story of a young girl's friendship with an elephant, which quickly faded into obscurity. In the early 1980s he began working with Moebius and other artists on various comic strips, graphic novels and cartoons, and wrote several more books. He returned to film with 1989's 圣血 (1989), which was critically acclaimed and widely distributed. In 1990 he directed 奥马尔·沙里夫 and 彼得·奥图尔 in the fantasy film 彩虹大盗 (1990). Throughout the 1990s he continued to produce cartoons with a variety of graphic artists and is reportedly to begin work on another film, the long-awaited "Sons Of El Topo", sometime in 2002 or 2003. Jodorowsky's wife Valerie and sons Brontis, Axel and Adan have all at times appeared in his films.
His film El Topo (1970) became one of the first super hits at midnight showings, commencing at the Elgin Theater in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
He had planned to do a feature film version of Frank Herbert's "Dune."
Conducted the wedding ceremony of 玛丽莲·曼森 and 蒂塔·万 in Ireland in December 2005.
Father of 布隆蒂斯·佐杜洛夫斯基, 阿克塞尔·佐杜洛夫斯基, 亚当·佐杜洛夫斯基, and Teo Jodorowsky.
Apparently his "lost" film La cravate (1957) has been found as it is now available as Bonus Material in the "Films of Alejandro Jodorowshy" DVD collection.
Spiritual mentor to 尼古拉斯·温丁.
赫夫·维勒查泽 was Jodorowsky's choice for the role of Gurney Halleck in "Dune".
Avant-garde, surrealist films that later develop a cult following
