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Endless Poetry

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2016 | 128 min | Fantasy, Drama

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. 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 8 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $559K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 22K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky

  • Adan JodorowskyAlejandro
  • Brontis JodorowskyJaime
  • Pamela FloresSara / Stella Díaz Varín
  • Leandro TaubEnrique Lihn
  • Alejandro JodorowskyOld Alejandro
  • Jeremias HerskovitsAlejandro as a child
  • Julia AvendañoLittle Girl
  • Bastián BodenhöferGeneral Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
  • Carolyn CarlsonMaria Lefevre, tarot reader
  • Ali Ahmad Sa'Id EsberAlejandro / Andrés Racz