MONTANA SACRA – DER HEILIGE BERG

In the organizer's words:

"Lichtspiele Kalk" show in the film series "Cinemania Kalk"...

MONTANA SACRA - THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Mexico, USA 1973 | 114 min. | DCP | FSK 18
English-Spanish original version with German subtitles

"Illustrated, phantasmagorical imagination and drug-influenced creativity merge here into a grotesque circus full of exquisite curiosities and religious allusions. A surrealist bombardment for the eyes. More of an overwhelming experience than a movie." Midnight Cinema

"If you want to see the conquest of Mexico re-enacted by iguanas and toads, are curious about the process by which excrement can be turned into gold, or have always wanted to know how to make a machine orgasm, you've come to the right place. A smorgasbord of bizarre ideas, breathtaking images and completely unique set designs make THE HOLY MOUNTAIN the cinematic trip par excellence. It's as if Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini and Terry Gilliam had taken acid together and made a movie together!" Image disturbance

The thief wanders aimlessly through a dilapidated, depraved city. At the top of a tower, he meets the alchemist. The enlightened man is gathering a group of mystical beings around him. Together with them, he wants to set off in search of the legendary Holy Mountain, because nine immortals are said to guard the secret of eternal life on its summit. Nine mighty challengers are needed to take on the guardians and wrest the secret from them. With the thief, the group is finally complete...

Price information:

Tickets at the Box Office or in advance via www.lichtspiele-kalk.de ... Reservation by telephone on 0221 29 49 49 79 ... Admission € 9.00 // reduced € 8.00 (students, apprentices, school / FSJ / people under 25 / guild pass) // Cologne Pass € 7.00