October 1, 2009
Surreal, grotesque and remarkable. Thank god he found it after 30 years of being lost!
Sergio Kleiner, Diana Mariscal, Maria Teresa Rivas
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...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999
Stats: 233 reviews
Flixster Reviews (233)
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February 5, 2009Filled 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, wo...( read more)
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March 25, 2008Saw this last summer and I remember having the same opinion I generally have of Jodorowsky's films--glad I saw it but I don't really ever need to see it again.
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March 23, 2008The sad fact is that nobody makes movies like this anymore. Surrealism is dead and has been replaced by so-called "reality-based TV". Seeing FANDO & LIS over thirty years later, one realizes the power Jodorowsky has to teach a new generation how it's done - for the pendulum is su...( read more)
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December 3, 2007A perfect example of an Art film. That's ART with a capital A. While some of it is just imagery for the sake of imagery, it nonetheless has plenty to say and at no time was I ever bored.
A fantasy film for intellectual adults. I can't wait to get through the rest of my Jodo...( read more) -
November 2, 2009jodorowsky surreal fando and lis is more like a play which almost seems "improvised"
with plenty of shock moments to go along with jodorowsky's usual surrealism .. i found i enjoyed this films the second time i watched it .. not as good as el topo or holy mountain or santa sangre...( read more) -
October 23, 2009"El árbol se refugia en la hoja, la casa en la puerta y la ciudad en la casa, y yo contemplaba ese espectáculo, y volvía a ver al árbol convertido en hoja, a la casa en puerta y a la ciudad en una casa."
Fando y Lis (1968)
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September 20, 2009Jodorowsky's stunning meditation on the chaotic nature of love and desire.
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May 20, 2009con diana mariscal como lis y sergio kleiner como fando.....que bonito es un entierro... ire a visitarte con una flor y un perro.....
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