Great technicolor, fine bullfighting scenes, top cast. Llaird Cregar as your slimy critic kinda steals the show, but you do wind up w/ fine turns by Linda Darnell(beautiful) as the jilted wife, Rita Hayworth as the upscale trollope, Anthony Quinn as the old friend turned rival, and John Carradine in a strangely truncated Socialist-leaning part, too.
The Catholic imagery and symbolism permeates the workings-Mother Mary talking to a praying Darnell(!), the Priest at the end(Victor Killian!), Carradine's deathbed scene just below the crucifix, yes this was set in Spain alright.
Tyrone Power was Errol Flynn w/ better skills and an even shorter lifespan. It's a pity, I hadn't seen all that many of his movies, and am finding out yes I did miss quite a bit here. This movie is well directed, interesting, somewhat slow at times, the music is good and you'll enjoy it just because.
*** outta ****
The Catholic imagery and symbolism permeates the workings-Mother Mary talking to a praying Darnell(!), the Priest at the end(Victor Killian!), Carradine's deathbed scene just below the crucifix, yes this was set in Spain alright.
Tyrone Power was Errol Flynn w/ better skills and an even shorter lifespan. It's a pity, I hadn't seen all that many of his movies, and am finding out yes I did miss quite a bit here. This movie is well directed, interesting, somewhat slow at times, the music is good and you'll enjoy it just because.
*** outta ****