Holy Blood(Santa Sangre)
Dir: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Mexico/Italy, 1989, English, 123mins, DCP, Category III
Cast: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell
Freaky, erotic and revolting as ever, the esoteric provocateur never misses any opportunity to thrum with his diabolical energy in this superbly creepy thriller about the perverse emotional and physical enslavement of a boy. Evoking terror and sympathy is the traumatised circus magician, who resentfully commits murder under the sadistic control of his armless mother, as he struggles with the sexual angst and religious violence of the adult world. Drawing lurid enthusiasm on the horror film’s obsession with the macabre rituals, Jodorowsky makes an extravagant spectacle of death and suffering, yet offers hope and solace in the innocence of love.
Cannes Film Festival
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Psychomagical Alchemist
Full House 2023-11-19 (Sun)
18:00Buy Ticket 2023-12-03 (Sun)
19:00
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
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EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
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K11 Art House
Broadway Hollywood
Hong Kong Film Archive
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The Grand Cinema
Cine Moko
MOViE MOViE
The Metroplex
the sky
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
The HKFYG Jockey Club Media 21
CINE FAN ONLINE
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Meet the audience
Post-screening discussion with the director
Post-screening talk
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Full House