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Santa Sangre (1990)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:14

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A hallucinatory, dreamlike study of one individual's disturbed psyche; the line between truth and imagination blurs in this surreal universe. Fenix has always lived in the rarefied and strange... A hallucinatory, dreamlike study of one individual's disturbed psyche; the line between truth and imagination blurs in this surreal universe. Fenix has always lived in the rarefied and strange world of the circus, where both his parents work. But when his mother spots his father going off with another woman, a tragic battle results in which Fenix's father is killed, and his mother loses her arms. The boy goes insane, and remains institutionalized... until, many years later, his mother reclaims him, and together they embark on a bloody trail of revenge. And only one person from the past knows the secret of the serial murders. [More]

Starring: Guy Stockwell, Sabrina Dennison, Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra

Starring: Guy Stockwell, Sabrina Dennison, Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Screenwriter: Claudio Argento, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni
Composer: Simon Boswell

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Mar 28, 1991

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10/24/02
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

It's a weird film.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/04/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The result is nonsense of a very extravagant, alienating, private sort.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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06/20/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

As it stands, it's too pretentious and undisciplined to recommend it to anyone other than hardcore art film fans.

Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Jodorowsky's is a strange, violent, but ultimately liberating vision.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

A film that no adventurous moviegoer can afford to miss.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/29/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

One of Jodorowsky's finest films, this art horror movie resonates with all the disturbing power of a clammy nightmare filtered through the hallucinatory lens of 1960s psychedelia.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/26/08
Channel 4 Film

Mr. Jodorowsky offers a very polished game of interpretation. His eccentric film relies on the viewer's willingness to play along.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times

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04/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Unforgettable, whether you like it or not.

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
02/26/08
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Santa Sangre is cobbled together from parts, in the best possible way.

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04/17/04
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

The Mel Brooks of vulgar surrealism, Jodorowsky's basic principle is that if you throw 30 outrageous ideas at the audience, 2 or 3 are bound to make an impression.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/26/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Fascinatingly perverse artsy horror film

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08/26/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A mishmash of religious and Freudian symbolism amid torrential bloodshed topped with Fellini flourishes.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/16/07
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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[A] wild explosion of movie madness that culls from Freud, Jung, and surrealism to create a bloody circus of the mind.

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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The quality that Jodorowsky has above all is passionate sincerity. Apart from his wildly creative style, apart from his images, apart from his story inventions, he has strong moral feelings.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Santa Sangre is as familiarly esoteric as Jodorowsky’s other efforts, but it possesses very pronounced influences.

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02/24/04
Rumsey Taylor
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Not Coming to a Theater Near You
 
 
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