Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

Genres: Documentary

What to watch after Jodorowsky's Dune

• F for Fake (1973) — Same feel: thought-provoking, philosophical
• Side by Side (2012) — Same subject: movie business, filmmaking
• Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
• The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012) — Same subject: cinema on cinema, cinema history
• Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011) — Same feel: thought-provoking, philosophical
• Requiem for the American Dream (2015) — Same subject: blunt