There he finds the alchemist and his silent assistant. The thief, wishing to find the source of the gold, ascends the tower. Soon after, he notices a crowd gathered around a tall tower, where a large hook with a bag of gold has been sent down in exchange for food.

After a dispute with a priest, the thief eats off the face of his wax statue and sends it skyward with balloons, symbolically eating the body of Christ and offering 'himself' up to Heaven. Because the thief resembles Jesus Christ in appearance, some locals-a nun and three warriors-cast an impression of his body and sell the resulting crucifixes. He is befriended by a footless, handless dwarf representing the Five of Swords, and the pair travel into the city where they make money entertaining tourists. It was shown at various international film festivals in 1973, including Cannes, and limited screenings in New York and San Francisco.Ī man (later identified as the thief), representing The Fool tarot card, lies in the desert with flies covering his face.

Lennon and Yoko Ono put up production money.

Following Jodorowsky's underground hit El Topo, acclaimed by both John Lennon and George Harrison, the film was produced by the Beatles manager Allen Klein of ABKCO Music and Records. The Holy Mountain ( Spanish: La montaña sagrada) is a 1973 Mexican surreal film directed, written, produced, co-scored, co-edited by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also participated as a set designer and costume designer on the film.

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