A Philosopher in the Arena (2019)
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.
Directors: Aarón Fernández Lesur, Jesús Muñoz.
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Francis Wolff as Self |
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Juan Ramón de la Fuente as Self |
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Eduardo Matos Moctezuma as Self |
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José Cueli as Self |
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Mario Vargas Llosa as Self |
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Joselito Adame as Self |
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Miquel Barceló as Self |
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Claude Lanzmann as Self |
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Georges Didi-Huberman as Self |
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Catherine Millet as Self |
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Agustín Díaz Yañez as Self |
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Antonio Calera-Grobet as Self |
| Directing | Aarón Fernández Lesur | Director |
| Directing | Jesús Muñoz | Director |
| Writing | Rafael Casañ | Writer |
| Writing | Aarón Fernández Lesur | Writer |
| Writing | Jesús Muñoz | Writer |
| Sound | Nicolas Verhaeghe | Sound Director |
| Editing | Octavio Iturbe | Editor |
| Sound | Camilo Froideval | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | David Molina | Director of Photography |