In 1971, eccentric journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his deranged lawyer Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) take a road trip to the Nevada desert to cover a motorcycle race. Arriving on the Las Vegas strip with a briefcase full of drugs, the duo has a series of unhinged misadventures. Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's semi-autobiographical novel faithfully recreates the book's digressive, drug-addled narrative and its most inspired hallucinations. Depp and del Toro bring a freaky intensity to their performances, matching Gilliam's surreal and grotesque depiction of America at the end of the hippie era.
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In a world dominated by greed and materialism, an alchemist (Alejandro Jodorowsky) takes a Christlike thief (Horatio Salinas) as his apprentice. Then he selects seven others for a spiritual journey to The Holy Mountain, where they will discover the secret of immortality. Visionary, grotesque, hilarious and horrifying, Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal cinematic head trip is perhaps the most potent cult film of all time. Its outrageous, unforgettable images—dense with esoteric and occult symbolism—and hypnotic score (composed by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry) weave a powerful spell.
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What do we talk about when we talk about love? In her ambitious video-essay Anna Marziano boldly poses this question to interview subjects in India, Germany, France, Italy and Belgium, while recognizing that no two answers will be the same. Her film explores the vast realm of intimacies that individuals might find themselves in: friendships, political affinities, romantic and non romantic bonds, but also socially tolerated abusive, possessive and violent relations. Unique in content and form, Beyond the One is a thought provoking collage of reflections about the necessity of being with others without losing oneself.
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