Fando and Lis (1968)

Fando and Lis: Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. With Sergio Kleiner, Diana Mariscal, María Teresa Rivas, Tamara Garina. Fando and his partially paralyzed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar. Based on Jodorowsky’s memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal.

“— one of my favs.— the ability to watch a foreign film without subtitles is usually a good sign. The part that always amazes me is the DVD commentary— my last viewing was with the subtitled commentary— the whole movie makes sense once you hear Jodorowsky decode the thing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe visuals are beautiful and the shear force of will to be uncompromising with an early film (especially in conservative Mexico) gets a standing applause from anyone. It remains a u0026#39;riskyu0026#39; film to this date— there are some lewd acts of distastefulness that need to be shown to get a point across (not just for the sensationalism) — my only fear about this film is the lack of people who have seen it.”