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Adrián Esbilla rating:
9
Drama Jacinto (Antonio Vico) is a former matador of bulls long ago withdrawn, who lives with his small nephew "Pepote"(Pablito Calvo), when he receives a letter reminding that needs to be submitted in a bullfight that is going to hold. Jacinto believes he is a joke, and was furious, until that collecting cigarette butts of cigars with his nephew in the vicinity of the Bullring of "Las Ventas" sees that it is true that he figure in the cartel ... [+]
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  • es
March 28, 2008
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Obra maestra del cine español injustamente desconocida, debida a un director de gran talento como es Vajda. Tierna pero nunca blanda, de estremecedora sensibilidad sin recurrir al sentimentalismo facilón. Retrato veraz de la triste España de la época,a la vez lúcido y compasivo. Con un genial reparto de característicos, que componen una rica tipología popular tan auténtica como entrañable. Pablito Calvo supera su "Marcelino" y Antonio Vico regala una interpretación que es pura verdad aunando dignidad y derrota. Un verdadero clásico oculto de regusto "Capra" que roba con limpieza y honestidad las lágrimas del espectador superando en su terreno a títulos italianos de mayor fama.
Adrián Esbilla
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