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A Matador's Mistress

Original title: Manolete
  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
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5.6/10
3.1K
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Adrien Brody and Penélope Cruz in A Matador's Mistress (2008)
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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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.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Writer
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Santiago Segura
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  • Director
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Writer
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Santiago Segura
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    • 18User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Manoleteas Manolete
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Lupe Sinoas Lupe Sino
    Santiago Segura
    Santiago Segura
    • Guillermoas Guillermo
    Juan Echanove
    Juan Echanove
    • Pepe Cámaraas Pepe Cámara
    Ann Mitchell
    Ann Mitchell
    • Doña Angustiasas Doña Angustias
    Josep Linuesa
    Josep Linuesa
    • Enrique de Ahumadaas Enrique de Ahumada
    Nacho Aldeguer
    Nacho Aldeguer
    • Luis Miguel Dominguínas Luis Miguel Dominguín
    Pedro Casablanc
    Pedro Casablanc
    • Generalas General
    Enrique Arce
    Enrique Arce
    • Dominguín Manageras Dominguín Manager
    Tomás Pozzi
    Tomás Pozzi
    • Dealeras Dealer
    Jorge Cabezas
    • Fascistas Fascist
    Xavier Martinez
    • Journalist in Dª Angustias Houseas Journalist in Dª Angustias House
    • (as Xabier Martinez)
    Berta de la Dehesa
    • Manolete's Sister 1as Manolete's Sister 1
    Natalia Moreno
    • Manolete's Sister 2as Manolete's Sister 2
    Pablo Calvo
    • Husband 1as Husband 1
    Antonio de la Fuente
    • Husband 2as Husband 2
    Luis Hostalot
    Luis Hostalot
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Sergio Otegui
    • Doctor Linares Hospitalas Doctor Linares Hospital
    • Director
      • Menno Meyjes
    • Writer
      • Menno Meyjes
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    • Trivia
      About 7 minutes into the movie, a piece of source music is played. The scene has Manolete, holding a gun, looking for Lupe, after she presumably fled their bed. The song is played in a diegetic way, letting the viewer assume that it's coming from inside the movie universe and that the characters themselves are hearing the soundscape. The song is "Las Campanas de Linares" by Rafael Farina. What makes this song choice interesting for the movie is that it's a song written in Manolete's memory after his death, and it's literally describing his goring in 1947, in Linares. The fact that Adrian Brody's character is actually hearing the song of his coming death is both a fascinating and unsettling directorial/editing decision.
    • Goofs
      During 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.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Christine (2013)

    User reviews18

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    good intentions
    ... and nothing more. sure, it is a nice film. and a not bad homage to a great matador. but the coherence of story is absent. the roots of story - reduced at sketches. the love story, the dramatic love story, only as occasion for remind slices from soap opera. and the only problem is, in fact, the cast. Adrien Brody deserves a better script. Penelope Lopez has the science to give more than a series character. something fundamental is wrong in this case. and this is all.
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    • Is "A Matador's Mistress" based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2010 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • 3L Filmverleih (Germany)
      • Quinta Distribution (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Passion Within
    • Filming locations
      • Carmona, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Iberoamericana Films Producción
      • Future Films
      • Manolete Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $724,785
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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