Jodorowsky's Dune Uncovered

Scene 32-33 : Packing up House Atreides

A small ship flies over the idyllic Caladan landscape and lands close to the Atreides castle. The Reverend Mother Bene Guesserit leaves the ship.

Meanwhile the Atreides are leaving the Castle and boarding a gigantic Guild ship, capable of holding a million people, intended to transport the entire Atreides army in a single trip. Some people kiss the earth and weep before leaving Caladan for the last time.

In the Moebius storyboards the procession of troops is lead by Duncan Idaho, although this isn't mentioned within the script.

Meanwhile, in the castle, Guild employees and Atreides soldiers are packing up all the possessions. Jessica oversees the moving of a bull's head with six horns, two of which are blood stained.

Jessica then sees the approaching Reverend Mother and remembers...

What does Jessica remember? Find out next time as we continue our exploration into Jodorowsky's Dune.

Continue to Part 8: Jessica meets Leto