Launching at the Chauvel Gallery this Saturday A Dictionary of Symbols is an insight into the world of surreal filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and the inner workings of his bizarre mind.

Script excerpts riddled with notes, behind-the-scenes photos and press clippings for the original release of his films make up this collection.

Presented by Siren Visual, TwoThousand and Filmink this collection has been curated to coincide with the special screenings of Alejandro Jodorowsky's groundbreaking masterworks El Topo and The Holy Mountain.

The exhibition runs at the Chauvel Gallery from Saturday, 25 August to Sunday, 2 September.

The opening of the exhibition will take place this Saturday at 8pm, before the screening of El Topo, the film that launched Jodorowsky and single-handedly created the ‘Midnight Movies' phenomenon.

A Dictionary of Symbols                         
Open daily, 25 August - 2 September
Chauvel Gallery - Mezzanine level, Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall

Screening off a fully restored, new 35mm print the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky are making special one-off appearances at the Chauvel Cinema. The qasi-western tale of enlightenment, El Topo plays 9pm, 25 August, while the sacrilegious quest for immortality, The Holy Mountain, screens 9pm, 1 September.

Tickets are available from the Chauvel box office or through Moshtix.