Santa Sangre (1989) 4 Disc Limited Edition UHD + Blu-Ray Review

Santa Sangre (1989) 4 Disc Limited Edition UHD + Blu-Ray Review

Severin Films is proud to announce the release of SANTA SANGRE Limited Dual Edition on 29 July 2024. Get ready for a breathtaking, epic odyssey through ecstasy and anguish, belief and blasphemy, beauty, and madness – and learn about the surreal genius behind it all. This must-have set features the film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray, with the 4K scan from the original negative supervised by Jodorowsky himself.

Hailed as “Extraordinary… mind-blowing” by The Guardian, “Visionary and haunting” by Rolling Stone and “A grand work of art, full of symbols and imagery that reach beyond language to something primal and original” according to AV Club, you can forget everything you have ever seen, as this modern masterpiece from director Alejandro Jodorowsky returns like never before, with more than eight hours of archival and all-new Special Features produced exclusively for this collection.

We meet Fenix, a young boy who has grown up in a circus in Mexico, where one day, he witnesses an unimaginably horrific incident… His mother, Concha, insane with rage, wreaks deranged revenge on her cheating husband. The young child, driven insane by the incident, is sent to an asylum where he must spend his childhood trying to overcome the devastating violence.

When the boy (played by the director’s son Axel Jodorowsky) reaches adolescence, he is released into the care of his unhinged and vengeful mother. This sets off a chain of increasingly crazed and disturbing events that need to be seen to be believed in an outrageously nightmarish trip, which takes us back and forth between its twisted timelines and haunting, hallucinogenic landscapes.

Legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN) is lauded by critics and cult cinema enthusiasts alike for his avant-garde, violently surreal, brilliantly original features. Now, one of his finest films, SANTA SANGRE, is set for brand-new release that will deliver an experience like never before.

SANTA SANGRE (English: HOLY BLOOD) is the absolute epitome of a ‘cult’ movie. There is nothing else out there quite like it, not even director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s other flicks come close to matching its freakiness. This acclaimed film is by turns surreal, absurd, and garish. It offers up a rich colourful visual palette that matches Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA for its vibrant use of red (Claudio Argento, Dario’s brother, produced and co-wrote).

It is so ‘out there’ that it is obviously going to be for an acquired taste. It takes skill to take such an outlandish premise and make it feel grounded in the real world. There are no current filmmakers that come to mind that would dare to offer up something as challenging, psychological, and visionary as this. SANTA SANGRE is a film to admire and savour. It is a reminder of a time when film could still be considered as an art form and push limits rather than conform to the norm.

SPECIAL FEATURES DISCS 1 & 2

Feature, Trailer, Deleted Scenes & Jodorowsky Restoration Featurette

SANTA SANGRE FEATURE

• Audio Commentary with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Journalist Alan Jones

• New Blood – Alejandro Jodorowsky on the restoration of SANTA SANGRE

• Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary

• Theatrical Trailer

DISC 3

• Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre – Feature Length Documentary with co-writer / director Alejandro Jodorowsky,

Actors Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky, Elenka Tapia, Teo Tapia, co-writer Roberto Leoni,

composer Simon Boswell, tattoo designer Sergio Arau and unit publicist Greg Day.

• Like A Phoenix – Interview with producer Claudio Argento

• Holy Blood – Interview with cinematographer Danielle Nannuzzi

• Mexican Magic – Interview with executive producer Angelo Iacono

• The Language of Editing – Interview with editor Mauro Bonanni

• Innocence in Horror – Interview with screenwriter Roberto Leoni

• Santa Sangre 30th Anniversary Celebration at Morbido Festival, Mexico City

• Goyo Cárdenas Spree Killer – Documentary on the Real-Life Inspiration for SANTA SANGRE

• Jodorowsky 2003 Interview

• Jodorowsky on Stage Q & A

• ECHECK – Adan Jodorowsky Short Film

• Simon Boswell Interviews Jodorowsky

• Close Your Eyes – Simon Boswell Music Video

DISC 4 (CD)

SANTA SANGRE Original Soundtrack

Title: Santa Sangre Limited Dual Edition Release Date: 29 July 2024 Cat No: SEVU8777 Run time: 122 mins

Title: Santa Sangre 2-Disc Blu-Ray Release Date: 29 July 2024 Cat No: SEVBD8784 Run time: 122 mins