Anarchy and Alchemy: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Persistence of Vision)
by Ben Cobb
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Author: Ben CobbEditor: Louise Brealey
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-15
ISBN: 1840681454
Number of pages: 284
Publisher: Creation Books
Book Reviews of Anarchy and Alchemy: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (Persistence of Vision)
Book Review: A Highly Disappointing Book
Summary: 1 Stars
I do not know the background of the author, but it is obvious that he is NOT a specialist of Jodorowsky. Nor is he aware of elementary cinematographic or cultural terminology. At one point, mentioning the 'peplum' movies, he translates the word (peplum) as 'sandals.' His inability to speak French and Spanish is adversely affecting the very quality of the book. Instead of interviewing Jodorowsky in one of these two languages, he forces the director to kill English with the obvious effect of making him look childish and ridiculous (which he is not). Worse, three quarters of the book are copy-and-paste built using scripts of Jodorowsky's movies and Internet texts. I had hoped to find interesting things about Dune. I was disappointed to discover that I had already read the same text on Internet. Same thing for the description of the Sacramental Melodrama. Overall, I can hardly understand why the publishing house decided to print such an inferior book.
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