Manolete (2007)

Directed by

Menno Meyjes

Genre

biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, France, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

T

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 127 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical film follows the life of the famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete. It focuses on his turbulent romance with actress Lupe Sino and the pressures of his fame.

intimateromanticbroodingunderstatedmelancholicbittersweetrestrained

What happens

Manolete, also known as The Passion Within in the United Kingdom, Blood and Passion in Canada, and A Matador's Mistress in the United States, is a 2008 biopic of bullfighter Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, better known as "Manolete". The film was written and directed by Menno Meyjes. This is the first film from HandMade Films since Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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