A Philosopher in the Arena 2019
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A Philosopher in the Arena
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Francis Wolff
JRDLF
Juan Ramón de la Fuente... Juan Ramón de la Fuente
... Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
JC
José Cueli... José Cueli
... Mario Vargas Llosa
... Joselito Adame
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Release Date:
Feb 01, 2019 (Mexico,Spain)
Run Time:
1hr 45`
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Original Language:
Spanish
Production Countries:
Mexico,Spain
Status:
Released
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A Philosopher in the Arena - A Philosopher in the Arena
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... Director
JM
Jesús Muñoz... Director
Cast
... Francis Wolff
JRDLF
Juan Ramón de la Fuente... Juan Ramón de la Fuente
... Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
JC
José Cueli... José Cueli
... Mario Vargas Llosa
... Joselito Adame
... Miquel Barceló
... Claude Lanzmann
... Georges Didi-Huberman
... Catherine Millet
... Agustín Díaz Yanez
... Antonio Calera-Grobet
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