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Matador is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by Pedro Almodóvar released in USA on 10 june 1988 with Antonio Banderas
Matador (1986)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 june 1988
Length 1h50
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
OriginEspagne
Themes Films about animals, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Bullfighting films, Erotic films, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film
Rating68%
Matador is a 1986 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar about a student matador, Ángel Jiménez (Antonio Banderas), who confesses to murders he did not commit. Themes include sex, death, and religion.
Synopsis
Diego Montes (Nacho Martínez) is a bullfighter, forced into early retirement by a goring, and in the opening scene he finds sexual gratification viewing videos of violent death. In retirement he teaches bullfighting, and among his students is Ángel, a diffident young man who suffers from vertigo. During one episode of vertigo in the practice ring, the scene cuts from Ángel to a woman killing a man during sex with a pin she was wearing in her hair, striking at the base of the neck between the shoulder blades, as a matador kills a bull. After class, Diego asks Ángel if he is homosexual, noting that he is not experienced with women. Ángel says he is not and vows to prove himself. Later that day, Ángel attempts to rape Eva (Eva Cobo), a model who is both his neighbour and Diego's girlfriend. As she is leaving him, she trips in the mud and gashes her cheek. At the sight of her blood, Ángel faints.Actors
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