El Topo (Blu-ray)

ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY / EL TOPO ABKCO [Blu-ray] Originally released in 1970, Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo quickly caught the imagination of movie audiences, becoming a landmark in independent film-making. The early screenings at New York's Elgin Theater sparked the Midnight Movie phenomena, catalyzed by an endorsement from John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Classic Americana and avant-garde European sensibilities collide with Zen Buddhism and the Bible as master gunfighter and mystic El Topo (played by writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky) tries to defeat sharp-shooting rivals on a bizarre path to allegorical self-awareness and resurrection. As it seeks an alternative to the Hollywood mainstream, El Topo is also the most controversial quasi-Western head trip ever made! Restored with new extras.

Starring: Gerardo Cepeda, Jose Luis Fernandez, Alfonso Arau, Rene Barrera, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Agustin Isunza, David Silva, Juan Jose Gurrola, Julian DeMeriche

Director: Allen Klein, Roberto Viskin