Santa Sangre [Blu-ray]

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Overview

Santa Sangre is the surreal horror story about a young man, Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky) who has grown up in a circus with his mother Concha (Blanca Guerra) and his philandering father. Fenix witnesses a brutal fight between his mother and father, at the end of which his mother loses both of her arms and his father commits suicide. Fenix spends years in an insane asylum, before his mother persuades him to act as her hands in her bizarre nightclub act. Soon, Concha is having Fenix perform a variety of murders, where he is killing every female in sight. Though the film has some of the hallucinatory qualities of Jodorowsky's earlier films, Santa Sangre doesn't quite have the same punch, particularly in terms of cerebral and emotional impact, despite its fine visuals. Santa Sangre is available in both R-rated and NC-17 edits.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2011
UPC:	0891635001940
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	NR
Source:	Severin
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	30,355

Special Features

Closed Caption; Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre - featurette; Length making-of documentary featuring all-new interviews with cast and crew ; Back from the wilderness; A return to Mexico City; Circus world; The allure of the tattooed woman ; Mother & son; The music of Sangre; Aftermath; Audio commentary with Jodorowsky & journalist Alan Jones ; Deleted scenes with commentary ; For One Week: Alejandro Jodorowsky courtesy of channel X ltd. 1990 UK documentary; Goyo C?rdenas Spree Killer - documentary on the real life inspiration for Santa Sangre; On-stage Q&A with Jodorowsky; Jodorowsky 2003 interview ; Simon Boswell interviews Jodorowsky; Blink Jodorowsky short by Simon Boswell ; "Close Your Eyes" Simon Boswell music video ; Echeck - Adan Jodorowsky short film with optional commentary ; Theatrical trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sergio Bustamante	Monsignor
Adan Jodorowsky	Fenix, Age 8,Fenix, Age 20,Orderly 1
Jesus Juarez	Aladin
Guy Stockwell	Orgo
Faviola Tapia	Young Alma
Blanca Guerra	Concha
Sabrina Dennison	Alma
Thelma Tixou	Tattooed Woman
Teo Jodorowsky	Actor
Simon Boswell	Composer

Technical Credits

Claudio Argento

Roberto Leoni

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Claudio Argento	Producer,Screenwriter
Roberto Leoni	Screenwriter
Alejandro Jodorowsky	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

A candy-colored, blood-soaked journey into the disturbed mind of a damaged soul, Alejandro Jodorowsky's dark and surreal comeback offers a potent tale of psychological despair with striking, haunting imagery that will linger in the mind long after the viewing. It had been quite a long time since El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973) thrust '60s underground cinema into collective mainstream consciousness, and Jodorowsky proves without a doubt that he still has the power to shock and move audiences as few other filmmakers can. Time has certainly not diluted Jodorowsky's ability to craft the sort of bold and fearless film made virtually extinct with the ever increasing commercialization of the film industry, and his years spent penning fantasy comics has only served to strengthen his ability to portray the kind of complex characters that make his films so compelling. As deeply troubled Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky) is enslaved by his armless mother and forced into a murderous existence following his release from a sanitarium, Jodorowsky instills his protagonist with a desperate sense of fear and helplessness from which there seems little chance of escape. An alternately brutal, hallucinatory, and beautiful film, Santa Sangre is without question a polarizing effort by its very nature, though viewers willing to be seduced by Jodorowsky's alluring cinematic nightmare will find themselves surprised, enthralled, and richly rewarded with an uniquely unapologetic film that's not easily shaken off. Few filmmakers remain who possess such a bold and creative force, and one can only hope that following the troubles that beset The Rainbow Thief (1990), Jodorowsky will hold steadfast to his unique vision and not give in to the forces who would rather see that vision suppressed.