"Surrealism was necessary - essential, even - in the 1920s to bridge the gap between rationalism and the subconscious. It started something important. But by the early '60s, it had become petit-bourgeois; it was too intellectual and romantic, and had ground to a halt. It had become respectable."
Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French filmmaker, writer, and artist. He is known for cult films such as El Topo and The Holy Mountain and for influential work in comics and performance art. His multidisciplinary career spans cinema, literature, and spiritual commentary.