FrameThrower · Actors · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1973–2013
Born 17 February 1929 · Tocopilla, Chile
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer and writer with a large cult following. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." His most notable works include El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973) and Santa Sangre (1989), all of which have had limited release but achieved popularity amongst various countercultural groups.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1973–2013
- Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit2006
- Leopard of Honour2016
- Officer of Arts and Letters2015
- Adamson Awards2013
- Time Machine Award2006
- Yellow Kid Award1998
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Alejandro takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 57% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Alejandro takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Alejandro Jodorowsky's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.