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Fando y Lis (Fando and Lis) (1968)

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Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (EL TOPO, SANTA SANGRE), this strange classic was "lost" for 30 years. It tells the tale of two youths (Fando and his partially paralyzed lover Lis) who search through a destroyed world for the mythical city of Tar, where it is believed that all of one's wishes can come true. Instead, along the way, they are corrupted and driven mad. The film caused a riot upon its premiere at the 1968 Acapulco Film Festival.

Based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Alejandro Jodorowsky

In Theaters: Feb 2, 1970 Wide

On DVD: Aug 24, 1999

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Critic Reviews for Fando y Lis (Fando and Lis)

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)

An adorable, preposterous mutant film from the heyday of international do-your-own-thing moviemania.

August 29, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

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For all its invocations of theater of cruelty, Fando and Lis hardly ever scares up anything stronger than unpleasant whimsey.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Very much a late '60s freakout, tricked out with car cemeteries and action painting in the nude, the movie is fake-profound but seldom dull.

February 26, 2008 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Jodorowsky's lyrical fantasy leaves Fellini and Bu�uel spluttering in its dust.

February 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Ben Cobb

Film4

unlike in Jodorowsky's later, longer works, here the parade of oddballs, freaks and degenerates never seems to have much drive or direction.

July 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Anton Bitel

Eye for Film

You're selling me a bridge, brother. I ain't gonna buy it.

January 27, 2002 Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com

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Jeremiah Kipp

ToxicUniverse.com

Undisciplined but not without effective passages, Fando & Lis isn't for all audiences, a work of provocation as much as a work of art.

October 30, 2001 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

A cross between Luis Bunuel and John Waters.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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Surreal, grotesque and remarkable. Thank god he found it after 30 years of being lost!

October 1, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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Filled with symbolism, it makes for a very difficult film to summarize, but is totally worth experiencing for those with open minds. Lis can't walk. Fando drags her in a wagon on their journey. Along the way, they see a burning piano, naked zombie-like humans wallowing in mud, women playing poker with peaches and women

April 8, 2008