The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival , and generally was critically well received , eventually being ranked 476th on '' Empire magazine 's '' 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . In the United States , it was originally rated NC-17 for " several scenes of extremely explicit violence " . However , an edited version was released with an R rating for " bizarre , graphic violence and sensuality , and for drug content "
1989 Cannes Film Festival
1989 Cannes Film Festival
Santa Sangre