A Philosopher in the Arena

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A Philosopher in the Arena (2019)

Directed by Aarón Fernández Lesur, Jesús Muñoz

“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.”

Documentary · 1h 45m

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

F
Francis Wolff Self
J
Juan Ramón de la Fuente Self
E
Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Self
J
José Cueli Self Mario Vargas Llosa Self
J
Joselito Adame Self
M
Miquel Barceló Self Claude Lanzmann Self
G
Georges Didi-Huberman Self
C
Catherine Millet Self
A
Agustín Díaz Yañez Self
A
Antonio Calera-Grobet Self

Crew

Director
Aarón Fernández Lesur, Jesús Muñoz
Writer
Jesús Muñoz, Rafael Casañ, Aarón Fernández Lesur
Director of Photography
David Molina
Original Music Composer
Camilo Froideval
Editor
Octavio Iturbe

Details

Original title
Un Filósofo en la Arena
Release date
2019-02-01
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
French, Spanish
Countries
Mexico, Spain
Production
Santa Lucía Cine