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Afternoon of the Bulls
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Wikipedia article
'Afternoon of the Bulls' is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards.
Plot
In the bullring of Las Ventas, in Madrid, four parallel stories are shown in the film: the senior bullfighter Ricardo Puente breaks up with his lover Paloma; the winner of the day, Juan Carmona is barely hurt by a bull because he is haunted with the notice of a new baby; Rondeo II is afraid of the bulls and afraid of the wedding with his girlfriend Ana Mara; finally, an innocent amateur torero dies on the sand.
Selected cast
* Manuel Arb as Vecino de la actriz
* Rafael Bardem as Amigo 1
* Flix Dafauce as Mdico de la plaza
* Jos Isbert as Don Felipe
* Manolo Morn as Jimnez
* Antonio Prieto as Enterado 1
* Jess Tordesillas as Luis Montes
See also
* List of submissions to the 29th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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