Endless Poetry(2017)

2h 8m

Release Date: Jul 14, 2017 | Limited

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth.

Note: Distributed by ABKCO Films

Releases

Original Release | Jul 14, 2017

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$28,591
Total US & Canada:
$153,440
Total International
$405,589
Total Worldwide:
$559,029

Director & Top Cast

Alejandro Jodorowsky
Director

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Chile

Summaries

Storyline

Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth. Through Alejandro Jodorowsky 's autobiographical lens, "Endless Poetry" narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth, during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations--and from his family--and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Chile where he met Enrique Lihn , Stella Díaz Varín , Nicanor Parra ... at the time promising young but unknown artists who would later become the titans of 20th-century Hispanic literature. He became inspired by the beauty of existence alongside these beings, exploring life together, authentically and freely. A tribute to Chile's artistic heritage, "Endless Poetry" is also an ode to the quest for beauty and inner truth as a universal force capable of changing one's life forever, written by a man who has dedicated his life and career to creating spiritual and artistic awareness across the globe. — Le Soleil Films In 1930s Chile, young dreamer Alejandro Jodorowsky thirsts to break out of his unbearable father's shadow and yearns to become a poet. As the wide-eyed teenager discovers Federico García Lorca 's poetry, he rejects a preordained life and a future as a medical doctor--and several years later Alejandro meets his muse, punk poetess, Stella Díaz Varín . In the bosom of the bohemian Santiago, the aspiring poet collects friends and mentors such as novelist Enrique Lihn and poet Nicanor Parra , companions to a never-ending pursuit of elegance, enlightenment, and Endless Poetry. — Nick Riganas