Santa Sangre

This the first Jodorowsky movie I’ve seen if you don’t count that Dune documentary. It’s the tale of a boy who grows up in the circus, sees his mother violently attacked, and then gets caught up in some seedy murders as an adult. It’s all very operatic, yet cheesy. I can see why the director is touted as a visionary, but it feels like a bit of a mess. And yet, the climax had me. I actually felt for the characters as the story wrapped itself up nicely.