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06/24/06 03:41 AM
Matador (1986)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 14 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Synopsis:
This twisted, brave, funny film from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar takes an unflinching look at the link between sex, death, and religion. Antonio Banderas stars as Ángel, a sensitive student of matador Diego (Nacho Martinez), whose goring at the horns of a bull has left him obsessed with... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, Nacho Martinez, Eva Cobo
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Reviews
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05/24/03 08:16 AM
Top Critic
It's a useful look at this Spanish auteur finding his way but lacks the elan of his later work.
09/22/06 08:18 PM
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08/12/06 04:47 AM
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The movie looks terrific and is acted with absolute, straight-faced conviction by the excellent cast...
08/30/04 10:17 PM
Top Critic A richly detailed, physically gorgeous movie (Almodovar's most professional-looking work to that time) that almost has too much on its mind.
09/23/03 12:03 PM
A consistently audacious fantasy of sex and violence set in a modern-day Madrid where everyone is ready to surrender to his or her particular passions.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
If you're in the mood for a stylish piece of erotica, then Matador should leave you panting for more.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Murder, mutilation, suicide and rape...[are] just a few of Matador's popcorn-incompatible themes. But [Almodovar] swirls his cape over these chargers so imaginatively, shamelessly and inventively, his flamboyance wins the day.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
The sincerity here is of a special cracked sort -- the brand that induces laughter but is undiminished by it.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
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