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The Fencing Master

1992 1h 28m Drama List
Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
Famed Spanish fencing master Don Jaime Astarloa (Omero Antonutti) teaches his art to a dwindling number of interested students. When the talented Adela de Otero (Assumpta Serna) demonstrates her formidable skill and expresses her desire to become his first female apprentice, Astarloa cautiously agrees. After a few lessons, de Otero asks her new master to share his most cherished secret -- the method behind an unstoppable fencing maneuver guaranteed to end in any opponent's death. Read More Read Less

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Audience Member Rara, aunque no precisamente en un sentido negativo, esta muy bien, es poetica y romantica incluso... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Guion elegante y dinamico, esta sencilla adaptacion de la novela de Reverte atrapa sutilmente hasta enredarnos en su trama policial de crimenes y asesinatos sin grandilocuencias. Es comedida y bien dirigida en su ritmo sin mas pretensiones siendo las secuencias de esgrima un deleite a los ojos. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great the first time I saw it soon after it was out. Now I'm trying to locate a copy of it to watch it again with my sword woman's eye. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Famed Spanish fencing master Don Jaime Astarloa (Omero Antonutti) teaches his art to a dwindling number of interested students. When the talented Adela de Otero (Assumpta Serna) demonstrates her formidable skill and expresses her desire to become his first female apprentice, Astarloa cautiously agrees. After a few lessons, de Otero asks her new master to share his most cherished secret -- the method behind an unstoppable fencing maneuver guaranteed to end in any opponent's death.
Director
Pedro Olea
Producer
Pedro Olea
Genre
Drama
Original Language
European Spanish
Runtime
1h 28m