Name: Jodorowsky's Dune
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-08-30
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, Chris Foss, H. R. Giger, Jean-Paul Gibon

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Synopsis

What is to give light must endure burning

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

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HeyCarp9.9August 11, 2026

I think anyone who's ever had the desire to make a film should watch this movie. Watching the passion Jodorowsky still has for a film he was never able to make is inspiring. I hope they publish the book of Jodorowsky’s Dune. I think more filmmakers should make books like that to help promote/fund their films. It would be an invaluable resource to aspiring filmmakers.