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SUMMARY:The Magnificent Matador
DESCRIPTION:Visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive website to learn more 
 about upcoming screenings and events.\n\nFree admission. No advance 
 reservations. Ticketing is on a first come\, first served basis. Seats will 
 not be assigned.\n\nIntroduction by Head of Preservation Jillian 
 Borders.\n\nThe Magnificent Matador\n\nYear: 1955\nCountry: U.S.\nLanguage: 
 English\nRuntime: 95 min.\nDigital. Color.\n\nWorld Theatrical Premiere of 
 New Restoration\n\nTrained as a matador in Mexico\, director Budd 
 Boetticher frequently returned to the topic of bullfighting in his films\, 
 from his start in Hollywood as a technical advisor on Rouben Mamoulian’s 
 Blood and Sand (1941) to his first major film\, The Bullfighter and the 
 Lady (1951). Unsatisfied with the final editing of that film\, Boetticher 
 revisited his toreador past with The Magnificent Matador. In Boetticher’s 
 words\, “the story … isn’t just bulls. It’s really a love drama 
 about a man on top who falters through fear\, and an American woman who 
 restores his faith in himself.” Mexican-born star Anthony Quinn was a 
 natural to play “El Numero Uno\,” having prior experience portraying 
 matadors in Blood and Sand and The Brave Bulls (1951). Maureen O’Hara 
 plays opposite him as his wealthy pursuer who becomes a possible means to 
 his redemption.\n\nAcclaimed cinematographer Lucien Ballard (The Wild 
 Bunch\, 1969) brought his well-trained eye to the striking vistas and big 
 action in the ring. Filming entirely on location\, Ballard utilized the 
 large CinemaScope format in its full width to capture Mexico’s 
 countryside\, bustling Mexico City and its giant arena in vibrant 
 Eastmancolor. Legends of Mexican bullfighting are featured in the corrida\, 
 including Jesús “Chucho” Solórzano\, Antonio Velásquez and Jorge 
 “El Ranchero” Aguilar. Action sequences were staged to avoid any gore 
 (to man or bull) to satisfy the Production Code\, with ballet-like 
 choreography and masterful passes that Variety called “some of the best 
 bullfight scenes yet captured on film.” Prominent matador Carlos Arruza 
 offered technical advice as well as the shooting location of Pastejé\, his 
 bull-breeding ranch. Boetticher would later direct the documentary Arruza 
 (1971)\, narrated by Quinn\, chronicling the matador’s life and tragic 
 death.—Jillian Borders\n\nDCP. Production: National Pictures Corporation. 
 Distribution: 20th Century-Fox. Producer: Edward L. Alperson. Director: 
 Budd Boetticher. Screenwriter: Charles Lang. Based on a story by Budd 
 Boetticher. Cinematographer: Lucien Ballard. With: Maureen O’Hara\, 
 Anthony Quinn\, Manuel Rojas\, Richard Denning.\n\nRestoration funding 
 provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & 
 Television Archive and The Film Foundation from the 35mm color separation 
 master positives and a 35mm Cinemascope print. Laboratory services by 
 Roundabout Entertainment\, Inc.\, FotoKem\, Audio Mechanics\, DJ Audio\, 
 Inc. Special thanks to George Eastman Museum\, Ignite Films.
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
ORGANIZER;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
CATEGORIES:Screening
CONTACT;CN="Jae Nguyen":MAILTO:nguyj@g.ucla.edu
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://calendar.library.ucla.edu/event/16741749
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