Afternoon of the Bulls (Spanish: Tarde de toros) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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Plot
In the bullring of Las Ventas, in Madrid, four parallel stories are shown in the film: the senior bullfighter Ricardo Puente breaks up with his lover Paloma; the winner of the day, Juan Carmona is barely hurt by a bull because he is haunted with the notice of a new baby; Rondeño II is afraid of the bulls and afraid of the wedding with his girlfriend Ana María; finally, an innocent amateur torero dies on the sand.
Selected cast
Manuel Arbó as Vecino de la actriz
Rafael Bardem as Amigo 1º
Félix Dafauce as Médico de la plaza
José Isbert as Don Felipe
Manolo Morán as Jiménez
Antonio Prieto as Enterado 1º
Jesús Tordesillas as Luis Montes
Juan Calvo as Don Cesar