Since reading Arturo Perez-Reverte's book of the same name, I was really keen to see the movie. You can see great performances by great actors; Omero Antonutti delivers his lines with finesse and sobriety, not usually found in today's actors, but more by the likes of Fernando Rey or actors associated with theatre performance and classical dramas. The movie does reflect the political changes of the time, with places like the traditional "cafe politique" well in fashion then. The end of an era through the eyes of Don Jaime Astarloa is well depicted and is the prelude to anarchist actions and the changes in the technology of war. All in all, a great movie, great action, and a bit of historical nostalgia.
Review of The Fencing Master
