Fando y Lis

Fando y Lis
Directed by	Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written by	Alejandro Jodorowsky
Based on	A play by Fernando Arrabal[2]
Produced by	John Lopez Moctezuma Roberto Viskin[2]
Starring	Diana Mariscal Sergio Kleiner
Cinematography	Rafael Corkidi Antonio Reynoso[2]
Edited by	Fernando Suarez[2]
Music by	Hector Morley Pepe Ávila[2]
Production company	Producciones Pánicas[1]
Release date	1968 (1968) (Acapulco Film Festival) July 1972 (1972-07) (Mexico)
Country	Mexico[1]

Fando y Lis is a 1968 Mexican film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky in his feature length directorial debut. It is an adaptation of a 1962 play of the same name by Fernando Arrabal, who was working with Jodorowsky on performance art at the time. The film was shot in high-contrast black-and-white on the weekends with a small budget and was first shown at the Acapulco Film Festival in 1968.

Plot[]

The film follows Fando (Sergio Klainer) and his paraplegic girlfriend Lis () through a barren, postapocalyptic wasteland in search of the mythical city of Tar, a place where one will know the true nature of eternity, and reach enlightenment. On their journey they see many odd and profoundly disturbing characters and events.

The narrative of the film leaves a lot to the audience's interpretation, as the avant-garde and surreal nature in which the events of the film are presented mimic the workings of the subconscious.

Release[]

Fando y Lis premiered at the 1968 Acapulco film festival.^[3]When the film premièred at the festival, a full-scale riot broke out.^[4] The film was later banned in Mexico.^[5] The film was shown in New York 's where it was dubbed, re-edited and cut by 13 minutes.^[3] The film was shown in London, England in February 1971 and was re-titled Tar Babies, running 98 minutes.^[3] It was not released in Mexico until July 1972.^[3]

The film has received a 4K digital restoration and is set to be re-released in UK cinemas by Abkco Films for a limited time commencing on February 7, 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[]

On the films release in New York to generally negative reviews, with many critics comparing it unfavorably to Fellini Satyricon, which had recently opened.^[5][3]

References[]

Bibliography

• Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1991). Midnight movies. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80433-6.

External links[]

• Fando y Lis at IMDb
• Fando y Lis at AllMovie

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