# Fando y Lis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fando_y_Lis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fando_y_Lis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fando_y_Lis > Source revision: 1357108933 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1968 Mexican film Fando y Lis Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky Based on A play by Fernando Arrabal[2] Produced by Juan López Moctezuma Roberto Viskin[2] Starring Diana Mariscal Sergio Kleiner Cinematography Rafael Corkidi Antonio Reynoso[2] Edited by Fernando Suarez[2] Music by Hector Morley Pepe Ávila[2] Production company Producciones Pánicas[1] Release dates 1968 (1968) (Acapulco Film Festival) July 1972 (1972-07) (Mexico) Running time 97 minutes Country Mexico[1] Language Spanish ***Fando y Lis*** ('Fando and Lis') is a 1968 Mexican [surrealist](/source/Surrealist_cinema) film directed by [Alejandro Jodorowsky](/source/Alejandro_Jodorowsky) in his feature length directorial debut. It is an adaptation of a 1962 play of the same name by [Fernando Arrabal](/source/Fernando_Arrabal), who was working with Jodorowsky on [performance art](/source/Performance_art) at the time. The film was shot in high-contrast black-and-white on the weekends with a small budget and was first shown at the [Acapulco Film Festival](/source/Acapulco_Film_Festival) in 1968. *Fando y Lis* stars [Sergio Kleiner](/source/Sergio_Kleiner) and Diana Mariscal as the titular pair who embark on a surreal quest in search of Tar, a mythical heaven-like place. ## Plot The film follows Fando (Klainer) and his [paraplegic](/source/Paraplegic) girlfriend Lis (Mariscal) through a barren, postapocalyptic wasteland in search of the mythical city of Tar, a place where one will know the true nature of eternity, and reach enlightenment. On their journey they see many odd and profoundly disturbing characters and events. The narrative of the film leaves a lot to the audience's interpretation, as the [avant-garde](/source/Avant-garde) and surreal nature in which the events of the film are presented mimic the workings of the [subconscious](/source/Subconscious). ## Cast - [Sergio Klainer](/source/Sergio_Klainer) as Fando - [Diana Mariscal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diana_Mariscal&action=edit&redlink=1) as Lis - [Juan José Arreola](/source/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Arreola) as Well-Dressed Man with Book - [Alejandro Jodorowsky](/source/Alejandro_Jodorowsky) as Puppeteer ## Release *Fando y Lis* premiered at the 1968 [Acapulco Film Festival](/source/Acapulco_Film_Festival).[3] A full-scale riot subsequently broke out, leading to the film being banned in Mexico.[4] *Fando y Lis* was shown in New York's 5th Avenue Cinema where it was dubbed, re-edited and cut by 13 minutes. It was shown in London in February 1971, re-titled as *Tar Babies*, running 98 minutes. It was not released in Mexico until July 1972.[3] *Fando y Lis* received a 4K digital restoration by [ABKCO](/source/ABKCO_Records) in 2020.[5] ABKCO partnered with [Alamo Drafthouse](/source/Alamo_Drafthouse_Cinema) to release it on their streaming platform that year and released the film on Blu-ray and DVD in 2021.[5][6] ## Reception *Fando y Lis* was released in New York City to generally negative reviews, with many critics comparing it unfavorably to *[Fellini Satyricon](/source/Fellini_Satyricon)*, which had recently opened.[4][3] It was also criticized for its shock value, while acknowledging its role in surrealist media.[7] ‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) below (*[Rotten Tomatoes prose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Rotten_Tomatoes_prose)*) is being considered for deletion. See [templates for discussion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_18#Rotten_Tomatoes_and_Metacritic_film_prose) to help reach a consensus. › On the [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), 80% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[8] ## In other media An audio clip of dialogue from the film is featured in [Agalloch](/source/Agalloch)'s album *[The Mantle](/source/The_Mantle)*, at the end of the track "The Hawthorne Passage."[9][10] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bfi_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bfi_1-1) ["Information"](https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150035845). [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute). Retrieved September 3, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jodBox7_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jodBox7_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jodBox7_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jodBox7_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-jodBox7_2-4) Curti, Roberto (2020). "Credits". *Alejandro Jodorowsky* (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 7. FCD1932. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jodBox67_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jodBox67_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jodBox67_3-2) Blackford, James; Curti, Roberto (2020). "Credits". *Original Reviews* (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 67. FCD1932. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rosenbaum93_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rosenbaum93_4-1) Rosenbaum, Jonathan; Hoberman, J. (1991). *Midnight Movies*. Hachette Books. pp. 92–93. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780306804335](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780306804335). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-4K_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-4K_5-1) Hermanns, Grant (12 June 2020). ["ABKCO Unveils Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection!"](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1138335-abkco-unveils-alejandro-jodorowsky-4k-restoration-collection). Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 10 March 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["4K Restorations of Jodorowsky Films El Topo, The Holy Mountain and Fando Y Lis Out March 19 on Blu-Ray"](https://www.abkco.com/news-feed/4k-restorations-of-jodorowsky-films-el-topo-the-holy-mountain-and-fando-y-lis-out-march-19-on-blu-ray/). *ABKCO Music & Records, Inc*. Retrieved 2023-01-26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYTReview_7-0)** ["'Fando and Lis,' a Film Calculated to Shock"](https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/03/archives/fando-and-lis-a-film-calculated-to-shock.html). *The New York Times*. 3 February 1970. Retrieved 10 March 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Fando and Lis | Rotten Tomatoes"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fando_and_lis). *www.rottentomatoes.com*. Retrieved 2025-04-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-entierro1_9-0)** ["Fando y Lis - Que Bonito es un Entierro"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Qh4m8EBt8). *Youtube.com*. Retrieved 4 July 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Agalloch - The Mantle (Full Album)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INgo0xmYBeg&t=3336s). *Youtube.com*. Retrieved 4 July 2024. ## Bibliography - Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1991). [*Midnight movies*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110809012227/http://books.google.com/books?id=yiRH-NdN_cAC). [Da Capo Press](/source/Da_Capo_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-306-80433-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-306-80433-6). Archived from [the original](https://books.google.com/books?id=yiRH-NdN_cAC) on August 9, 2011. ## External links - [*Fando y Lis*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061643/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Alejandro Jodorowsky Films directed Les têtes interverties (1957) Fando y Lis (1968) El Topo (1970) The Holy Mountain (1973) Tusk (1980) Santa Sangre (1989) The Rainbow Thief (1990) The Dance of Reality (2013) Endless Poetry (2016) Psychomagic, a Healing Art (2019) Comics written The Incal The Technopriests Metabarons Related topics Abel Cain Jodorowsky's Dune Panic Movement Category This article related to a Mexican film of the 1960s is a stub. 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