Duende (1990)

• 67%
• 1990
• Dokumentarfilm

Kobold, the title of this documentary is a complex and richly untranslatably idiomatic German word which evokes the mysterious, ineffable quality that-the art of bullfighting has for its devotees. This film erkunden the process by which an apprentice bullfighter, Carmelo, became a matador, a term which is reserved only for those who are recognized as being fully qualified to serve as a central player in this ritualistic drama, der stierkampf, which is sometimes incorrectly described as being a sport." Various senior and retired bullfighters and their relatives auch their observations and experiences, and Carmelo re-enacts his coming-of-age-as-a bullfighter for the cameras. Those who are already convinced that cum is a celebration of the mystery of life and death may particularly appreciate this respectful documentary.