CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 45m

A Philosopher in the Arena

They reflect on mankind’s relationship with animals and nature, but most importantly on our relationship with death and the meaning of the ultimate journey: life itself.

20%(1)IMDbDocumentary

After his retirement, french philosopher and bullfighting enthusiast Francis Wolff decides to embark on a journey to France, Spain and Mexico joined by two mexican filmmakers who hardly know anything about bullfighting, a culture whose days seem to be numbered. During their road trip, they encounter numerous personalities with whom they reflect on mankind’s relationship with animals and nature, but most importantly on our relationship with death and the meaning of the ultimate journey: life itself.

Directed byAarón Fernández Lesur, Jesús Muñoz

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
ES
Released
February 1, 2019
Studios
Santa Lucía Cine

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Francis Wolff

Self

Juan Ramón de la Fuente

Self

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

Self

José Cueli

Self

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Self

Joselito Adame

Self

Miquel Barceló

Self

Claude Lanzmann

Claude Lanzmann

Self

Georges Didi-Huberman

Self

Catherine Millet

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Aarón Fernández Lesur
Jesús Muñoz
Written by
Aarón Fernández Lesur
Rafael Casañ

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