Legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky – he of El Topo, The Holy Mountain and very nearly Dune – 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.
Severin Films has announced the release of Santa Sangre Limited Dual Edition for July. 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, and is supported by over eight hours of bonus features.
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's 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, that takes us back and forth between its twisted timelines and haunting, hallucinogenic landscapes.
Santa Sangre will be released as a Limited Edition UHD & Blu-ray package by Severin Films on 29 July 2024. The RRP is not revealed in the press release but Amazon currently has a pre-order price of £36.99.
LIMITED EDITION UHD & BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
DISCS 1 & 2
- 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:
- Santa Sangre original soundtrack
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