Tusk (1980 film)
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.jpg) Film Poster by Jean Giraud | |
| Directed by | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Written by | Alejandro Jodorowsky Nicholas Niciphor Jeffrey O'Kelly Reginald Campbell (novel) |
| Produced by | Eric Rochat |
| Starring | Cyrielle Claire Anton Diffring Serge Merlin Christopher Mitchum |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Flori |
| Music by | Jean-Claude Petit Guy Skornik Martin St. Pierre |
| Distributed by | Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont |
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Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Tusk (French title: Poo Lorn L'Elephant) is a 1980 French drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Nicholas Niciphor. The screenplay concerns a young English girl and an Indian elephant who share a common destiny.[1] It is based on the 1935 novel Poo Lorn of the Elephants by Reginald Campbell.[2][3]
In a 2016 interview published by Sight & Sound, Jodorowsky shared his thoughts on Tusk:
"For me, Tusk is a film as valuable as El Topo, only it is for children. What we have seen so far is an incomplete cut. But the producer, a crook like all filmmakers, declared bankruptcy, got the money in his pocket and fled, leaving the installation unfinished. I am still to this day fighting for the rights and the final cut, remastering and resubmission."[4]
Cast
[edit]- Cyrielle Clair as Elise
- Anton Diffring as John Morrison
- Serge Merlin as Greyson
- Christopher Mitchum as Richard Cairn
- Michel Peyrelon as Shakley
References
[edit]- ^ Tusk (1980) at NYTimes.com
- ^ "Titre: Poo Lorn L'elephant, Auteur: Campbell Reginald" at livres-chapitre.com (French)
- ^ Alejandro Jodorowsky profile at Hollywood.com
- ^ "Alejandro Jodorowsky: "pulling rusty brains out of burrows to dimensions never imagined"". 14 May 2016.
External links
[edit] | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2015) |
- Bracken, Mike. "The Horror Geek Speaks: Alejandro Jodorowsky", IGN.com, May 19, 2003
- Puchalski, Steve. Review of Tusk, hotwired.com, 1992
- Tusk at moviemeter.nl (Dutch)
- Church, David. Alejandro Jodorowsky at sensesofcinema.com
- Tusk at subcin.com
- Tusk at BFI.org
- Book Poo Lorn of the Elephants at The Internet Archive
- Tusk at shockcinemamagazine.com, 1992
- filmexposed.com (United Kingdom), "A Chat With Alejandro Jodorowsky…"
- imperium.lenin.ru (Russian)
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