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La bruja with Santa Sangre
Fri, Oct 21 | 7:30pm | TMT
La bruja (The Witch)
A woman with severe facial deformities becomes a vehicle for revenge when she is transformed into a seductive millionaire countess whose mission is to assassinate a trio of big Pharma executives. A dark twist on the Pygmalion story, La bruja is saturated with revenge, the toxic burden of beauty, and pas- sionate quotes from Fritz Lang’s M (1931) trial scene. Emotional misery, issues of self-worth, and an organized underworld of outcasts drench the tainted heart of this devastating film.
DIRECTOR: Chano Urueta.
WRITTEN BY: Alfredo Salazar & Chano Urueta. CAST: Lilia del Valle, Ramón Gay, Julio Villarreal, Charles Rooner.
1954. 90 min. México. B&W. Spanish. DCP.
Courtesy of AGFA.
Santa Sangre
Fenix, a young former member of the circus, escapes from a psychiatric hospital to join his mother Concha, an armless woman who leads a very peculiar religious cult, in this raving tale based on notorious Mexican mass murderer, Goyo Cardenas. Prepare yourself for a spectac- ular spiritual voyage of redemption throughout the nooks and crannies of the tortured heart of the only serial killer with an elephant, clown associates, an assistant with dwarfism, and colorful sequined cowboy outfits.
DIRECTOR: Alejandro Jodorowsky.
WRITTEN BY: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni, Claudio Argento. CAST: Blanca Guerra, Axel Jodorowsky, Thelma Tixou, Adan Jodorowsky. 1989. 123 min. Mexico/Italy. Color. English. Rated NC-17. DCP. Courtesy of AGFA. Restoration courtesy of Severin Films.
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