The Dance of Reality
Seen it?2013 | 130 min | Drama, Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
'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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$559K worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Brontis JodorowskyJaime
- Pamela FloresSara
- Jeremias HerskovitsChild Alejandro
- Alejandro JodorowskyOld Alejandro
- Bastián BodenhöferCarlos Ibañez
- Andrés CoxDon Aquiles
- Adan JodorowskyAnarchist
- Axel JodorowskyTeósofo
- Alizarine DucolombHunchback Woman
- Sergio VargasCarpenter