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Directed by:
Alejandro JodorowskyComposer:
Simon BoswellCast:
Adán Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Sabrina Dennison, Brontis Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Valérie Crouzet, Jacobo Lieberman (more)Plots(1)
Alejandro Jodorowsky writes and directs this late 1980s horror following circus performer Felix (Adan Jodorowsky/Axel Jodorowsky) whose traumatic childhood has left him mentally disturbed. As a boy, Felix witnessed his father cutting off the arms of his mother, Concha (Blanca Guerra), and he has since spent years in an asylum. Upon his return to the now deranged Concha, Felix has to do her bidding. This involves murdering every woman with whom he comes into contact. When Concha orders Felix to kill Alma (Sabrina Dennison), his childhood sweetheart, he attempts to resist. (Mr. Bongo Films)
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Holy Blood is characterized by a bizarre quality associated with circus people, who are simply unique, and although similar ones can be found in other films like Freaks, Jodorowsky manages to create beautiful and unforgettable images, where the connection between the armless woman and the main character is truly enchanting. This is not a film for everyone, but its bizarreness, brutality, and beauty worked for me.
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