Visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky cultivates one brilliant sequence after another, employing a staggering use of color shades, sensational aural cues, disturbing themes, and some of the most original onscreen imagery ever laid to celluloid. Hypnotizing and enticing, repugnant and crude, Santa Sangre is a thoroughly absorbing and unforgettable experience. It is at once a character-based drama, a psychological thriller, a social commentary tract rife daring symbolism, and a bona-fide musical featuring trance-inducing tunes and haunting ballads. It’s also Jodorowsky’s greatest and most accessible masterwork.
Claudio Argento, the younger brother of (and frequent producer for) director Dario Argento, made a side trip to Mexico in the late 1980s, eventually co-writing the Santa Sangre screenplay with Jodorowsky and Roberto Leoni, as well as producing.
Santa Sangre’s promotional tagline states, “Forget everything you have ever seen.” While an admittedly tall order, it’s unlikely you have ever witnessed anything like it before, with brilliantly choreographed sequences, fascinating camera angles, vibrant colors, extraordinary characters, and spellbinding onscreen action. It is at once grotesque and gorgeous, unsettling and nightmarish, touching and achingly human.
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Tonight, join AC and his amazing panel of guests (Neil Calderone, Raul Benitez, Dave Kosanke, Nicole Mikuzis) as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Jodorowsky’s crowning cinematic achievement, ever-thankful for his unique vision and unquenchable passion.
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Tonight, join AC and his amazing panel of guests (Neil Calderone, Raul Benitez, Dave Kosanke, Nicole Mikuzis) as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Jodorowsky’s crowning cinematic achievement, ever-thankful for his unique vision and unquenchable passion.
**If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the H101wDrAC channel - you won't want to miss what we have coming up next!**
Keep Searching, Keep Exploring, and, Most of All, Keep Sharing the Scare!
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