Into the night: Alejandro Jodorowsky and Daniel Pinchbeck 6/6

In 2009 American author Daniel Pinchbeck meet up with artist, writer, poet, pshycologist, cartoonist and movie maker Alejandro Jodorowsky in Paris where Jodorowsky is currently living. They talk and exhange ideas. This show was originally aired on November 25. 2009 on the Franco-German television station Arte.

Alejandro Jodorowsky (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo xoðoˈɾoski]) (born 7 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups.

Daniel Pinchbeck (born June 15, 1966) is an author and advocate of the use of psychedelic substances such as LSD, Psilocybin mushrooms and peyote for enriching people's intellectual, psychological and spiritual beliefs through the psychedelic experience. He is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl.

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[doddolfur]

@chr0mtique Well said. At least Pinchbeck is working on himself when alot of people aren't even aware of this work on oneself.

[doddolfur]

@AnonLewinsky. I know, this is what I thought myself. It's strange that such a man is working on a revolution to change the concsciousness of minds of the world when he seems to have done no work on himself. When Jodorowsky shows him the letter from when his mother told him she loved him for the first time, Pinchbeck turns around and asks what's in the boxes on the floor.

[mateolewismusic]

This is beautiful, thank you. I think Daniel's a little bit confused, but he'll be alright. We're all going to be

[pape37]

I don't get all the criticism of Pinchbeck. Alejandro is over 80 years old, he's had time to amass wisdom and experience. Daniel is an excellent writer and a nice guy and I think he came off well. Any American meeting a Spanish speaking director in Paris would feel a little out of place. But that's what makes this documentary charming, two artists from different worlds meeting. I started as a Pinchbeck fan and got turned on to Jodorowsky through watching this when it was first posted. Thanks.

[faridjabba]

why jodo changed topic sudenly? not easy topic not even for him i gues, no?

[mondbruder]

@doddolfur - Oh, please, the letter is not in english, he can not read it. What he shall do?

[fatheroflies]

Meeting Jodorowsky in such a personal way is probably pretty damned intimidating.

[lezvarthok]

@chr0mtique maybe he experienced charles de gaulle airport ? :D

[lezvarthok]

I think you need at least 20 years :D I wonder how long I need D;  namaste and käsekuchen !

[rogerca15]

jodorowsky expresses himself more fluently and better in spanish his english doesn't do him much justice but whatever he still sounds amazing doesn't he!!... Daniel seems like he has a closed mind to everything else besides probably dying in 2012, when Jodorowsky says this is nice is a conversation he means it, that is all he will take away from Daniel just a conversation with a dude he forgets his name at the end anyways