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Matador

Country: Spain, Language: Spanish, 110 mins

  • Director: Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writer: Pedro Almodóvar; Jesús Ferrero
  • Producer: Andrés Vicente Gómez

CGiii Comment

Not as neurotic as his usual offerings...and, it does have a few weaknesses...maybe a little too much of everything.

It's all here - even the kitchen sink.

It's dark, very dark - and, it's bold.

Pedro was in no mood to play the shrinking violet.

Definitely worth the time spent.


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The(ir) Blurb...

An ex-bullfighter who gets turned on by killing, a lady lawyer with the same fetish and a young man driven insane by his religious upbringing - these are the main characters in this stylish black comedy about dark sides of human nature.

Cast & Characters

Assumpta Serna as Maria;
Antonio Banderas as Angel;
Nacho Martínez as Diego;
Eva Cobo as Eva;
Julieta Serrano as Berta;
Chus Lampreave as Pilar;
Carmen Maura as Julia;
Eusebio Poncela as Comisario;
Bibiana Fern-ndez as Vendedora Flores;
Luis Ciges as Guarda;
Eva Siva as Asistenta Maria y Diego; 
Verónica Forqué as Periodista;
Pepa Merino as Secretaria Maria;
Lola Peno as Alumna 1ª;
Marisa Tejada as Alumna 2ª