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Matador is a film by Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almod?var Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer.Almod?var is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation....
 about a student matador
Matador

A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish language-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull....
, Ángel (Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas

'Jos? Antonio Dom?nguez Banderas' , better known as 'Antonio Banderas', is a Spanish people film actor and singer. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Pedro Almod?var and then starred in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins , Evita , Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicl...
), who confesses to murders he didn't commit and begins a romance with his lawyer, María (Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna

Assumpta Serna is a Spain actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft , and Wild Orchid , although she may be most remembered for her role as Napoleonic-era Spanish guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the ITV Sharpe...
). Themes include sex, death, and religion.

Plot
Diego Montes (Nacho Martínez
Nacho Martínez

Nacho Martinez , born "Ignacio Martinez-Navia Osorio" in Asturias, Spain was a Spanish actor.Born in Mieres, Asturias in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie "Tasio" directed by Montxo Armendariz in 1984....
) is a bullfighter, forced into early retirement
Retirement

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire and keep some sort of retirement job, out of choice rather than necessity....
 by a horn-inflicted
Horn (anatomy)

A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various mammals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone....
 injury. He then switches his prey from bulls to women: after making love to them, he finds that killing them is his only way of reliving the intense emotions of the sunny afternoons of his past.

María Cardenal (Serna) is a criminal law
Criminal law

The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply....
yer who secretly admires the art of the killer.






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Matador is a film by Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 director Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almod?var Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer.Almod?var is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation....
 about a student matador
Matador

A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish language-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull....
, Ángel (Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas

'Jos? Antonio Dom?nguez Banderas' , better known as 'Antonio Banderas', is a Spanish people film actor and singer. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Pedro Almod?var and then starred in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins , Evita , Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicl...
), who confesses to murders he didn't commit and begins a romance with his lawyer, María (Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna

Assumpta Serna is a Spain actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft , and Wild Orchid , although she may be most remembered for her role as Napoleonic-era Spanish guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the ITV Sharpe...
). Themes include sex, death, and religion.

Plot


Diego Montes (Nacho Martínez
Nacho Martínez

Nacho Martinez , born "Ignacio Martinez-Navia Osorio" in Asturias, Spain was a Spanish actor.Born in Mieres, Asturias in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie "Tasio" directed by Montxo Armendariz in 1984....
) is a bullfighter, forced into early retirement
Retirement

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire and keep some sort of retirement job, out of choice rather than necessity....
 by a horn-inflicted
Horn (anatomy)

A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various mammals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone....
 injury. He then switches his prey from bulls to women: after making love to them, he finds that killing them is his only way of reliving the intense emotions of the sunny afternoons of his past.

María Cardenal (Serna) is a criminal law
Criminal law

The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply....
yer who secretly admires the art of the killer. She kills her lovers during orgasm
Orgasm

An orgasm is the conclusion of the Human sexual response cycle#Plateau phase of Human sexual response cycle, and may be experienced by both males and females....
, recalling in her crimes the mythic ritual of bullfighting
Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
.

The two solitary accomplices, submerged in a world opposed to their nature, must meet, and no one, not even themselves, will be able to avoid the inevitable.

Reviews

  • "The movie looks terrific and is acted with absolute, straight-faced conviction by the excellent cast headed by Miss Serna, Mr. Martinez and Mr. Banderas. Matador is of most interest as another work in the career of a filmmaker who, possibly, is in the process of refining a singular talent.."The New York Times
    The New York Times

    The New York Times is an American daily newspaper published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"?named for its staid appearance and style?is regarded as a national newspaper of record....


External links

  • Almodovar's 'Matador,' Surrealist Sex Comedy,
  • (Detailed Review)