Jacob's 31 Days of Halloween - Day 27: Santa Sangre
This is my first Alejandro Jodorowsky film, but knowing what his movies are like I braced myself for the wildest possible experience. However, this movie is nowhere near as surreal as I thought it was going to be, it was actually a pretty straightforward story.
Jodorowsky's two sons play the younger and older versions of the protagonist (they're both wonderful), who is raised in a circus and has a few traumatizing experiences there. In present day he's now institutionalized and ends up reconnecting (literally and figuratively) with someone from his past. I'm purposefully making it sound vague, but it's such an incredibly original and unique story that I really don't want to spoil any of the details that make the film such a great experience.
With a a big focus on the circus and graphic childhood memories, this very much feels like the Jodorowsky edition of a Federico Fellini film. This is perfect because they both love dream-like storytelling and rely far more on visuals than dialogue when it comes to establishing characters. There are many images from Fellini's films that'll stick with me forever, and I can already tell there's a few from this one that'll do the same.
If you're okay with some artsy surrealism and you're not too squeamish, I highly recommend checking this movie out. It's easily my favorite of the new ones I saw this month.
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