A Philosopher in the Arena
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“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.”
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.
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Cast
12 people
Francis Wolff
Self
Juan Ramón de la Fuente
Self
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Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
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José Cueli
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Mario Vargas Llosa
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Joselito Adame
Self
Miquel Barceló
Self
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Claude Lanzmann
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Delphine Seyrig
Georges Didi-Huberman
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Catherine Millet
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Agustín Díaz Yañez
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Antonio Calera-Grobet
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Aarón Fernández Lesur Director · Jesús Muñoz Director Rafael Casañ Writer
First release February 1, 2019 · Produced in Mexico, Spain · Languages Catalan, French, Spanish
Production
Santa Lucía Cine
Production
Mexico · Spain
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Original title
Un Filósofo en la Arena
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Catalan · French · Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · February 1, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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