alejandro jodorowsky be doubtlessly one of the most unique director in the history of motion picture . i guess i be not alone by state that his brilliantly bizarre midnight movie milestone el topo of 1970 and the surrealist masterpiece the holy mountain ( 1973 ) and the stunning santa sangre ( 1989 ) all rank among my favorite film and and that there be hardly another living filmmaker i respect as deeply a jodorowsky . make eleven year before his impressive feature length debut fando y li ( 1968 ) and jodorowsky first film la cravate ( aka . les têtes interverties or the severed head ) of 1957 be a delightful surrealist silent short and which be long consider a lose film . while this film may not be as essential a el topo and the holy mountain it be definitely a highly memorable film for lover of surreal avant garde cinema and jodorowsky fan in particular . jodorowsky make this film when he be in paris and where he have join the troupe of celebrated pantomime marcel marceau in 1954 and and become a part of the surrealist movement . i do not want to get into detail about the plot and so i will just say this much the film be a surreal mixture of fantasy and bizarre love story which revolve around the possibility of exchange one head . the film be set in ( a paint ) paris and the character be entirely bizarre and and some of them very lovable . jodorowsky himself play the leading character and and and in his comical costume with a huge collar and have barely any resemblance to the full beard gunslinger he would play in el topo . the film also star jodorowsky future wife denise brossot and american actor saul gilbert . gilbert die shortly thereafter and and his wife and who be from germany and take the only copy home with her after his death . the film then disappear in an attic for almost half a century and until it be rediscover in 2006. how lucky for u . compare to jodorowsky later film la cravate the original title refers to the tie wear by jodorowsky character be very harmless and innocent and which also make it a nice contrast to his other film . while his feature length debut fando y li of 1968 be in black and white and this 1957 debut short be very colorful and by the way . all thing consider and this be a worthy debut of a cinematic genius and a great short film and and an absolute must for my fellow jodorowsky fan .