"Riveting." Grasshopper Film has revealed the official US trailer for the documentary film from Spain titled Afternoons of Solitude, directed by acclaimed Catalan-Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra. It premiered at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival last year, and also played at NYFF, Tokyo, Tromso, Palm Springs, and many other festivals. Now set for release in the US in art house cinemas this summer. The film follows one matador, a famous bullfighter – it's still a sport that happens regularly all the time in Spain. The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses. Serra's doc "explores the spiritual pain of bullfighting, the tormented torero in a ring, one of the most excessive & graphic examples of the origin of Southern European civilization." Uh huh. Sounds like Serra just likes watching bullfighting. This purely observational doc is described as a "spellbinding blend of showmanship & barbarity." Definitely not for anyone who hates this violent towards animals Spanish sport. // Continue Reading ›