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Endless Poetry

2016 · 128 min

A dreamlike, theatrical coming-of-age where poetry and rebellion blur into surreal, heartfelt spectacle.

Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores

Overview: A portrait of the director’s young adulthood, set in the 1940s–1950s, in the electric capital city of Santiago. There, he decides to become a poet and is introduced, by destiny, into the foremost bohemian and artistic circle of the time.

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Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
art
family
coming-of-age
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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