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The film starts in the trip from Sevilla to Linares, where Manolete stops in Córdoba to see his mother. He will be remembering some passages of his life.The film starts in the trip from Sevilla to Linares, where Manolete stops in Córdoba to see his mother. He will be remembering some passages of his life.The film starts in the trip from Sevilla to Linares, where Manolete stops in Córdoba to see his mother. He will be remembering some passages of his life.
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Xavier Martinez
- Journalist in Dª Angustias House
- (as Xabier Martinez)
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- TriviaIn Iberia in the era of this film it was common to display your wealth by having at least one prominent gold tooth - this is still usual in the African continent - and is for show, having nothing to do with a dental repair. Lupe Sino is depicted as enjoying the company of men, is frequently called a "whore" by Manolete's entourage (who disapprove of the relationship because they fear for their own status), and has a basket-crown on her upper left incisor - this is not the habit of a "respectable" woman in 1940s Spain. When she has it removed she shows Manolete by tapping her front tooth and saying "Look, respectable" and there is a huge close-up of her front teeth. Also, during the course of the film her wardrobe and hair-style become gradually less gaudy - her way of showing Manolete that she is willing to settle down and become a "respectable" woman he can marry.
- GoofsDuring the final bull fight, Brody has blood on his cheek, then the blood disappears and then comes back again.
- Quotes
Pepe Camará: You have to be a little bit in love with death.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Special Collector's Edition: Christine (2013)
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Interesting, but could be better.
This film is an Anglo-Spanish co-production that brings to the cinema the biography of the famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete, whose brilliance and safety in the arena made him the greatest bullfighter of all time. The script, as is often the case in biographical films, creates some fiction around Manolete's historical figure, but he knows how to use his novel quite well with Lupe, a woman of ill-fame, to become lighter and more pleasing to the public. The relationship between the bullfighter and his mother is also dealt with in the film, which also includes the reasons why Manolete's collaborators saw his relationship with Lupe with a bad eye.
The cast is decent for a movie of this category. In the supporting cast stand out Santiago Segura, Ann Mitchell and Enrique Arce. The main roles, however, are assured by Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz. This last actress seemed to me too much like herself, whereas Brody seems to be too erased and does not have the strength and the charisma that the personage asked him. Technically, the film has a nice cinematography and sound, the costumes are according to the environment and the season. The soundtrack is quite competent.
Manolete was undoubtedly a great bullfighter. Sober, austere, his spectacle was pure. He created some new grinder passes as well as a new style of bullfighting. His death, taken by a bull, led Spain to the commotion. This movie is a positive tribute, but you can stay away from what the fans would like to see.
The cast is decent for a movie of this category. In the supporting cast stand out Santiago Segura, Ann Mitchell and Enrique Arce. The main roles, however, are assured by Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz. This last actress seemed to me too much like herself, whereas Brody seems to be too erased and does not have the strength and the charisma that the personage asked him. Technically, the film has a nice cinematography and sound, the costumes are according to the environment and the season. The soundtrack is quite competent.
Manolete was undoubtedly a great bullfighter. Sober, austere, his spectacle was pure. He created some new grinder passes as well as a new style of bullfighting. His death, taken by a bull, led Spain to the commotion. This movie is a positive tribute, but you can stay away from what the fans would like to see.
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- The Passion Within
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- $28,000,000 (estimated)
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- $724,785
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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