When, years ago, I first heard mention of the fact that
legendary filmmaker Alexandro Jodorowsky had attempted to make a movie out of
DUNE in the 1970's I was stunned. How could he have thought such a huge
undertaking was possible? How could he have thought it was possible to finance
a project so bizarre and difficult? Given the depth and detail of the novel, in
what ways could it have been visualized at that time? In short- what brand of
madness put this ultimately failed venture on track to development with any
hope of success?
Well, now that tale is being told in a documentary called (appropriately
enough) Jodorowsky's DUNE and it is set for release next month. I
can't wait and if you have any curiosity about what the extremely talented
Jodorowsky attempted I suspect you will as well. I love the Frank Herbert novel
and I have a deep fondness for David Lynch's insane take on the material but
the mind staggers at what film history would look like if this production had
made it to the big screen. This documentary will be our only chance to ever see
these ideas laid out and from what I can see in the trailer it will be
incredible.
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