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Fando and Lis

Fando and Lis

19726.81h 37m

Overview

Fando and his partially paralysed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar.

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Fernando Arrabal
Produced by Juan López Moctezuma, Roberto Viskin
Box OfficeBudget: $100K0

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Top Cast

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Sergio Kleiner

Fando

Diana Mariscal

Diana Mariscal

Lis

María Teresa Rivas

María Teresa Rivas

Fando's Mother

Tamara Garina

Tamara Garina

Pope

J

Juan José Arreola

Well-Dressed Man with Book

R

Rene Rebetez

A

Amparo Villegas

M

Miguel Álvarez Acosta

R

Raul Romero

J

Julio Castillo

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Themes & Keywords

post-apocalyptic futuresurrealismbased on play or musical

About Fando and Lis

Fando and Lis is a romance, adventure, fantasy film released in 1972 exploring themes of post-apocalyptic future, surrealism, based on play or musical. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it stars Sergio Kleiner, Diana Mariscal, María Teresa Rivas. Fando and his partially paralysed lover Lis search for the mythical city of Tar.

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