Diego Montes (Nacho Martínez) is a former bullfighter who was forced into early retirement after being gored. He finds sexual gratification by viewing slasher films. Among the students in his bullfighting class is Ángel, a diffident young man who suffers from vertigo. During one episode of vertigo in the practice ring, Ángel has a vision of a woman killing a man with a hairpin during sex, in a manner similar to how a matador kills a bull. After class, Diego asks Ángel if he is homosexual, noting that he is not experienced with women. Ángel says he is not and vows to prove himself. Later that day, Ángel rapes his neighbour Eva (Eva Cobo), who is also Diego's girlfriend. As she leaves him, she trips in the mud and gashes her cheek. At the sight of her blood, Ángel faints.
MPAA Rating: | NC-17 |
Genre: | Drama, Thriller |
Country: | Spain |
Directed By: | Pedro Almodóvar |
Written By: | Pedro Almodóvar, Jesús Ferrero |
Cast: | Mercedes Jiménez, Carmen Maura, Eva Siva, Julieta Serrano, Eusebio Poncela, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Chus Lampreave, Bibiana Fernández, Luis Ciges, Francesca Prandi, Lola Peno, Nacho Martínez, Marisa Tejada, Pepa Merino, Eva Cobo, Verónica Forqué, Angie Gray |
In Theaters: | Mar 07, 1986 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Production: | Compañía Iberoamericana de TV, Televisión Española (TVE) |
Box Office: | $279,394 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |