22 July 2016

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Dir. Frank Pavich

A documentary in which Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talks about his ambitious film version of Frank Herbert's epic Dune novel (1965).

You've not seen the finished film because, unfortunately, it never went into production. If it had, it could've been glorious or, at the very least, spectacularly disastrous, perhaps more so even than David Lynch's version that did get made.

Jodorowsky had gathered together a sparkling reservoir of immensely creative people to help him realise his vision, including fantasy artists Chris Foss, HR Giger, and Jean 'Moebius' Giraud. (Giger got the Harkonnen - how perfect is that?!)

It's always fun to see what might have been, and even if you're not a fan of Jodorowsky's style, it's still essential viewing for Dune nuts.

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