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Mood:
- AtmosphericOffbeatStylizedMind BendingCaptivating
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Plot:
- Mind and SoulObsessive QuestEscapadesSociety
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Genres:
- DramaFantasy
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Time/Period:
- 60s
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Style:
- Surreal
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- SeriousFantasticSlow
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Look:
- Puppets
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Fando y Lis, 1968
Spanish
Mexico
Profile of Fando y Lis
Fando y Lis can be described as mind bending, atmospheric, and offbeat. The plot revolves around themes of mind and soul, an obsessive quest, and escapades. The main genres are drama and fantasy. In terms of style, Fando y Lis is surreal. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is slow paced. Fando y Lis takes place in the 1960s. Visually, it involves puppetry. It is adapted from a play.
Summary of Fando y Lis
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (EL TOPO, SANTA SANGRE), this strange classic was "lost" for 30 years. It tells the tale of 2 young people who search through a destroyed world for a mythic city called Tar, where it is believed that all of one's wishes can come true. Instead, along the way, they are corrupted and driven mad. The film caused a riot upon its premiere at the 1968 Acapulco Film Festival.
Details
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Release date: | 2 February 1970 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
Cast and Crew
as Fando
as Lis
as Fando's Mother
as Pope
