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Matador

1986 · 107 min

A lurid, darkly funny plunge into desire and death, stylish and shocking, with a hypnotic pull.

Overview
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • death
  • sexuality
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour5
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Written by
Jesús Ferrero, Pedro Almodóvar
Starring
Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Eva Cobo, Julieta Serrano, Chus Lampreave, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela
Music
Bernardo Bonezzi
Cinematography
Ángel Luis Fernández
Runtime
107 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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