The Holy Mountain (1973) is a surrealist film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. The film tells the story of an alchemist who leads a group of seven people representing the negative aspects of the seven planets, to a sacred mountain where they can achieve enlightenment. The Holy Mountain is a surreal, provocative satire drenched in the heretical. Bursting with tarot symbolism, alchemical mysticism, and counterculture chaos, it unfolds like a vivid dream, one that embeds itself deep in your subcon

They hold the secret... to the conquest of death. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and among the most extraordinary films ever made! #OnthisDay in 1973, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN ⛰️ held its 🇺🇸 debut at the IFC Center , formerly the Waverly theater | Arrow Video