Jodorowsky made a movie about destiny, elephants, and colonial trauma. Yes, really.
An English girl and an Indian elephant, born on the same day, share a common destiny...
Direction
Jodorowsky at his most restrained—which still means completely bonkers.
Cinematography
Sweaty, hallucinogenic colonial India in every frame.
Practical Effects
Real elephant chaos, no CGI safety net.
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jodorowsky's father owned a shop in Tocopilla, Chile, where he first became obsessed with circus elephants—a childhood fixation that haunted his entire filmography.
This was Jodorowsky's first and only attempt at a 'commercial' film after Dune collapsed; he considered it his biggest failure because audiences found it too normal, which is hilarious.
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