The Moment of Truth (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Reviews

In the right hands and under the right circumstances, bullfighting can be a sweeping, graceful, and majestic sport. In the wrong hands, it can be viciously brutal, gory, and mercilessly cruel. Francesco Rosi’s The Moment of Truth shows us both of these possibilities in a film that’s not your standard Hollywoodization of the sport (for superb examples of that, watch either version of Blood and Sand). The ring of truth echoes through every frame of this compelling if somewhat aimless saga, and you’ll never find a more authentic depiction of bullfighting than you have here unless you travel to Spain or Mexico to see one in person.

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