Blood and Sand (1922)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 80 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Rosa Rosanova and Leo White
IMDb score:
6,3 (1.639)
Releasedate: 5 August 1922
Blood and Sand plot
"You Haven't Seen Valentino Till You've Seen "Blood and Sand""
Juan Gallardo's happiness seems complete when he has not only become a famous bullfighter, but can also marry his childhood friend Carmen. Then the noble Dona Sol steps forward, who tries to seduce the beautiful matador. Juan's despair proves fatal during the last fight of the season. While a new hero takes credit in the arena, Juan dies in the arms of his faithful wife.
Actors and actresses
Juan Gallardo
Doña Sol
Plumitas
Carmen
Angustias
El Nacional
Antonio
Encarnacion
Don Joselito
Don José
Reviews & comments
MisterPink
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- 1382 messages
- 6968 votes
Before watching the film I read a few chapters from Hemingway's novella Death in the Afternoon. To warm up, so to speak. In it the writer justifies the bullying, mutilation and killing of horses and bulls in the arena. Regulated war as Hemingway calls it. Well, I haven't read such bullshit (pun intended) in a long time. For example, he claims that someone who identifies solely with animals can be violent towards other people, while someone who identifies with bullfighters could love a horse, dog or cat. Well, one does not exclude the other. I wouldn't call it an argument. Hemingway seems to want to justify the cruelty of bullfighting to himself. It is certainly not convincing.
Then the film that, as mentioned, opens with the hypocritical chatter of the director about how cruel and bloodthirsty this sadistic popular entertainment is, and then shows a Hemingway version in which the matador fights a so-called heroic and tragic battle. The end of the film is also very unsatisfactory. The comic note of the picador escaped me completely, but that is besides the point.
Fortunately, Valentino's love affairs predominate, otherwise the rating would have been even lower.
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