Cinematography
Distorted lenses turn arena into abstract nightmare.
Editing
Jarring cuts between beauty and butchery.
Director
Man Ray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Man Ray shot this in Biarritz using a malfunctioning lens that created accidental distortions he kept in.
Banned in multiple countries for decades; Henri-Georges Clouzot later called it 'the only honest film about bullfighting.'
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