Bullfighting is Spain's favorite sport, and the subject of AN OLD Spanish CUSTOM, a short subject from 1932.
Unfortunately, it's narrated by a man with a heavy Spanish accent and many of his remarks are hard to understand. However, you can get the general idea by what is happening on screen.
He shows us scenes of boys training to be bullfighters from an early age (one youngster is 3 1/2), taught how to use the cape effectively and all the passes that they need to elude a frisky bull. We see bulls being raised in the countryside and then led to the bullring where the selections are already taking place as to which matadors are to fight the designated bulls by tossing names into a hat.
Summing up: Of moderate interest. If you're interested in this sport, be advised to see BLOOD AND SAND, the Fox movie in Technicolor with Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Rita Hayworth that has a lot of behind-the-scenes flavor for a story about Spain's favorite custom.
Unfortunately, it's narrated by a man with a heavy Spanish accent and many of his remarks are hard to understand. However, you can get the general idea by what is happening on screen.
He shows us scenes of boys training to be bullfighters from an early age (one youngster is 3 1/2), taught how to use the cape effectively and all the passes that they need to elude a frisky bull. We see bulls being raised in the countryside and then led to the bullring where the selections are already taking place as to which matadors are to fight the designated bulls by tossing names into a hat.
Summing up: Of moderate interest. If you're interested in this sport, be advised to see BLOOD AND SAND, the Fox movie in Technicolor with Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Rita Hayworth that has a lot of behind-the-scenes flavor for a story about Spain's favorite custom.