Endless Poetry
2016
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Leandro Taub, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Jeremias Herskovits, Julia Avendaño, Bastián Bodenhöfer
Original language
French
First release
March 23, 2016 (Chile)
Setting
Chile
Crew
Screenplay
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Producer
Takashi Asai, Xavier Guerrero Yamamoto
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle
Editing
Maryline Monthieux
Music
Adan Jodorowsky
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Istanbul Film Festival 2017 generic
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2017 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2017 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2016 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2016 generic
Titles
| Original title | Poesía Sin Fin | |
| Alternate title | Poésie sans fin | |
| Alternate title | Endless Poetry |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Chile | March 23, 2016 |
| Theatrical | France | October 5, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 29, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 5, 2017 |
| Streaming | Ireland | January 6, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 18, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 18, 2018 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | May 17, 2017 |
| Home video | Greece | December 15, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Cast | Adan Jodorowsky (Alejandro), Brontis Jodorowsky (Jaime), Pamela Flores (Sara / Stella Díaz Varín), Leandro Taub (Enrique Lihn), Alejandro Jodorowsky (Old Alejandro), Jeremias Herskovits (Alejandro as a child), Julia Avendaño (Little Girl), Bastián Bodenhöfer (General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo), Carolyn Carlson (Maria Lefevre, tarot reader), Ali Ahmad Sa'Id Esber (Alejandro / Andrés Racz), Kaori Ito, Carlos Leay (Angel of death), Hugo Marín (Iris Cafe Old Waiter), Felipe Pizarro Sáenz De Urtury (Young Hugo Marín), Felipe Ríos (Nicanor Parra), Rodrigo Velasquez (Police Officer), Paula Espinoza (Fanny), Alejandro Sieveking (Prophetic Drunkard), Clara María Escobar (Poor Lady), Jorge Magni (Poets Society President), Charles Bustos (One-armed man), Romina Landerer (Acariciada), Juan Quezada (Clown Zanahoria / Circus Ringmaster), Félix Venegas (Truck Driver), Lux Pascal (Nene), Luz María Yacometti (Enrique Lihn's Mother), Agustín Moya (Enrique Lihn's Father), Rodrigo Orellana (Assassinated Worker), Miguel Ángel Pérez (Assassin Worker), Andrés Cid (Drunk Man at Cafe Iris), Adrián Salgado (Clown Lechuga / Balloon Seller), Patricio Scaccchi (Police Clown 1), Alfredo Tello (Loro Mudo Goon 2), Carlos Morales (Loro Mudo Goon 4), Alex Rivera (Exhibitionist), Andrés Cox (Don Aquiles), Raúl López (Cafe Iris Second Waiter), Andrea Zuckermann (Delegate), Marcelo del Campo (Poet), Carlos Latorre (Poet), Maria Gallegillos (Prostitute), Sergio Monge (Drunkard), Matías Orrego (Ninja) |
| Screenplay | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Producer | Takashi Asai, Xavier Guerrero Yamamoto |
| Executive producer | Abbas Nokhasteh, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Moisés Cosío, Takashi Asai |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Editing | Maryline Monthieux |
| Music | Adan Jodorowsky |
| Production design | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Costumes | Pascale Montandon-Jodorowsky |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
