The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality

The Dance of Reality

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2013
2h 10m
7.1(198 votes)
Drama
Fantasy

Overview

'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. He was born in 1929 Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where he discovered the fundamentals of reality, as he underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.

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47 members
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Brontis Jodorowsky

Jaime

Brontis Jodorowsky
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Pamela Flores

Sara

Pamela Flores
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Jeremias Herskovits

Child Alejandro

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Alejandro Jodorowsky

Old Alejandro

Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Bastián Bodenhöfer

Carlos Ibañez

Bastián Bodenhöfer
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Andrés Cox

Don Aquiles

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Adan Jodorowsky

Anarchist

Adan Jodorowsky
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Axel Jodorowsky

Teósofo

Axel Jodorowsky
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Alizarine Ducolomb

Hunchback Woman

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Sergio Vargas

Carpenter

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Patricio Brambilla

Propagandist

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Juan Quezada

Evangelic Pastor

Juan Quezada
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Adrián Salgado

Clown Lechuga / Guatón González

Adrián Salgado
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Ítalo Tai

Clown Piripipi

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Eugenio Morales

Clown Zanahoria

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Carlos Cantero

Mayor

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Luz Jiménez

Reina de Copas

Luz Jiménez
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Charles Bustos

El Moscardón

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Hugo Marín

Ice Cream Seller

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Nelson González

Dentist

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Rorigo Orellana

Lt. Cuevas

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Helen Tabilo

Rosita

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Demetrio Spataris

Profesor Toro

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Verónica Power

La Toña

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Nicolás de Terán

Flaco Jara

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Sergio Monge

Tuerto Valdivia

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Victor Toledo

Compañero Fierro

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Brittany Star

Conspiradores Transformistas

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Ricardo Zepeda

Capitán Pedraza

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Tomás Álvarez

Carlitos y Luchito

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Dilan Avendaño

Niño Jefe

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Marcelo Alonso

Nazi Officer

Marcelo Alonso
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Sebastián Layseca

Nazi spokesman

Sebastián Layseca
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Alejandro Sieveking

Priest

Alejandro Sieveking
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Gastón Pauls

Liberator 1

Gastón Pauls
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Sissi Fuentealba

Tortured Woman

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Gastón Salgado

Tortured Man

Gastón Salgado
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Nicolás Saavedra

Police Officer

Nicolás Saavedra
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Pedro Fontaine

Bar Musician

Pedro Fontaine
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Matias Infante

Bar Musician

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Claudia Castillo

Whore Street Dancer

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Patricia Godoy

Whore Street Dancer

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Rodrigo Orellana

Lieutenant Cuevas

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Ian Bodenhöfer

Liberators Group Member

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Felipe Pizarro Sáenz De Urtury

Liberators Group Member

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Ángela Acuña

Nun Quartet

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Eyal Meyer

Sara's Father

Eyal Meyer

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