Matador

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Matador is a 1986 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Pedro Almodóvar that explores themes of desire, death, and obsession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish film
film
psychological thriller film
contains moral ambiguity
psychosexual themes
stylized violence
countryOfOrigin Spain
decadeOfRelease 1980s
director Pedro Almodóvar
directorNationality Spanish
explores link between eros and thanatos
relationship between sex and death
followsChronologically What Have I Done to Deserve This?
genre drama film
psychological thriller
thriller film
hasArtisticMovement Auteur cinema
hasCultStatus true
hasDirectorStyle Almodóvarian melodrama
hasElement bullfighting symbolism
religious imagery
sexuality
violence
hasFilmMovement Post-Franco Spanish cinema
hasMedium 35 mm film
hasNarrativeForm feature film
hasNarrativeStructure multi-character ensemble
hasReputation controversial
provocative
hasRuntimeApprox ca. 110 minutes
hasSettingCountry Spain
hasTargetAudience adult
hasTone dark
erotic
isEarlyWorkOf Pedro Almodóvar
narrativeFocus intertwined obsessions
originalLanguage Spanish
partOfFilmographyOf Pedro Almodóvar
precedesChronologically Law of Desire
productionCountry Spain
releaseYear 1986
theme death
desire
obsession
title Matador
workOf Pedro Almodóvar

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Antonio Banderas notableWork Matador