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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
107 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved Spain with this magical novel of Seville at Easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep piety-and the possibility of miracles. An American sports journalist has come to the city to report on efforts by the rancher Don Cayetano Mota to revive his once-proud line of bulls. Not only does Mota pray to the Virgin Mary, but he...
Series
Criterion collection volume 595
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([17] p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.).
Description
"[A] visceral plunge into the life of a famous torero played by real-life bullfighting legend Miguel Mateo, known as Miguelin. Charting his rise and fall with a single-minded focus on the bloody business at hand, the film is at once gritty and operatic, placing the viewer right in the thick of the ring's action, as close to death as possible. ... [T]his is a not just an electrifying drama but also a profound and moving inquiry into a violent world...
6) Ferdinand
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Formats
Description
After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
7) Blancanieves
Publisher
eOne
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hated by her evil stepmother, a young girl learns the art of bullfighting from her father and runs away with a troupe of dwarves to become a legendary matador.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope.
Description
Juan is the naïve son of a once-famous bullfighter who tries to recapture the glory of his family's name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain's greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.
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