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The Dance of Reality

La danza de la realidad

2013

Alejandro Jodorowsky reimagines his own childhood in a Chilean coastal town, filtering memories of his domineering father and mystical mother through surreal, autobiographical fantasy. A vivid, deeply personal spectacle.

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Part of 8 Essential Films from Chile

This film is stop 4 of 8 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Chile. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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