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Santa Sangre (1989)

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky · Cinematography by Daniele Nannuzzi

NC-17123 min53 frames

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Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — The interior of a large circus tent is striped with deep blue and yellow fabric. A lone female aerialist…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — A vintage television displays a black-and-white image of a bandaged figure in a suit. The television set…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — A dark urban street at night is illuminated by flashing police vehicle emergency lights. Two subjects stand…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — A cluttered room features peeling blue paint and walls covered with numerous small photographs. A woman…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — A man stands centered within a narrow vertical doorway framed by lime green panels. He wears an ornate…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — An empty, dimly lit concrete corridor sits between rows of weathered stadium seats. A solitary man in a dark…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — An interior of a church with religious paintings and statues under dim lighting conditions. A child in a red…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: fullbody — A wrestling arena features rows of numbered empty chairs facing the central ring. A wrestler wearing a…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — An interior dressing room space with dark red walls and minimal ambient light. A man wearing a sequined…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow urban street at night with a parked pink decorated van. A woman with white face makeup peers…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room features a large window casting harsh light against a wall. A shirtless man with…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — A nighttime street scene displays a building wall decorated with glowing red and blue neon. The neon text…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: wide — A circus tent interior with large red and white fabric drapes hanging down. A clown faces a young girl…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a religious painting faintly visible on the wall. A middle-aged man in…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit corridor features a figure standing behind a translucent, patterned curtain. Intense red…Santa Sangre (1989) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit space features a man captured in a tight portrait composition. The subject stares forward…
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Santa Sangre — official trailer

What is Santa Sangre about?

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Santa Sangre is a 1989 surrealist psychological horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, and Guy Stockwell. An international co-production of Mexico and Italy, the film is set in Mexico, and tells the story of Fénix, a boy who grew up in a circus and his struggle with childhood trauma. It is included in Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.

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What does the cinematography of Santa Sangre look like?

Across 53 sampled frames, Santa Sangre builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (32%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Daniele Nannuzzi keeps 49% of it in soft, low-key light. 49% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Santa Sangre?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Santa Sangre (1989) are #312e2e, #110f0f, #525150, #f6f5f4, #d2d2ce, #b2afab — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #525150
  • #f6f5f4
  • #d2d2ce
  • #b2afab

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