La cravate

La cravate (1957)

*** (out of 4)

The first film from director Alejandro Jodorowsky was considered lost for five decades until a print thankfully showed up. The story is pretty simple as we meet a young woman who runs a living head factory. In other words, her shelves are full of heads and we see how the shop works.

This Jodorowsky shorts clocks in at 20 minutes, which is a tad bit too long. For the most part this is a well-made short that manages to be entertaining throughout, although there's no question that it drags in a few spots. I thought the director did a very good job at making the mime style work and I also thought that the cast, including the director, were good. The cinematography is good as is the music score.