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Matador
1986 - Spain - 90 min. - Feature, Color
| Genre/Type |
Thriller, Erotic Thriller,
Psychological Thriller, Gay & Lesbian Films |
| Keywords |
lawyer, bullfight, murder, seduction,
investigation, kill, protegé, retirement, serial-killer, sex,
sexual, Spain, black-widow [human] |
| Themes |
Femmes Fatales, Dangerous Attraction,
Serial Killers |
| Tones |
Disturbing, Lurid, Quirky, Sexual,
Atmospheric, Stylized, Paranoid |
| Moods |
Flames of Passion, Nail-biters |
 Once-great
Spanish matador Nacho Martinez has been reduced to starring in
gruesome "snuff" films. Martinez is idolized by Antonio Banderas, who
has no notion of his idol's current illegal profession. Terrified at
the thought of drawing blood in the bullring, Banderas nevertheless
seeks out Martinez' assistance in preparing for a bullfighting career.
To prove his "machismo", Banderas rapes Martinez' lady-friend Eva
Cobo. No one will believe Banderas' confession of the rape, so he
decides to attach more importance to his crime by confessing to a
recent rash of serial killings (actually perpetrated by Martinez and
his cohorts). Bandera's case is taken by feminist attorney Assumpta
Serna, who unwittingly--but not unwillingly--sets herself up as
Martinez' next "conquest."
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CREDITED CAST: |
| Assumpta Serna |
Maria Cardinal |
| Antonio Banderas |
Angel Gimenez |
| Nacho Martinez |
Diego Montes |
| Eva Cobo |
Eva Soler |
| Julieta Serrano |
Berta |
| Chus Lampreave |
Pilar |
| Carmen Maura |
Julia |
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