Okay, so they made this movie "A Matador's Mistress", aka "Manolete", starring Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz and Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody back in like 2008 and it was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival... and then no one ever heard of it again. Rotten Tomatoes for instance doesn't even have any reviews for it (though audience reviews put it at 29% rotten). Well, now a few days after Penelope unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and as the P.R. campaign for "Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" ramps up, they have announced the DVD and VOD release of the romantic saga in the U.S. on June 7th, 2011. Now Elepharts isn't saying the film probably stinks to high heaven... we're just reporting the facts. It's up to you to understand the clear implications :)
Anyways, along with breathtaking international locations, steamy love scenes and stunning bullfighting sequences, "A Matador's Mistress" features deeply moving performances by both the Spanish-born Cruz who took home the Oscar for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and co-star Adrien Brody who won Best Actor for "The Pianist." Menno Meyes who wrote and directed the $28 million production is also an Oscar nominee for writing the screenplay for "The Color Purple."
Set in the 1940's, "A Matador's Mistress" tells the story of the most celebrated bullfighter in Spain, Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez (Adrien Brody), famously known around the world as Manolete.
Manolete's life changes when he becomes obsessed with the beautiful and mysterious Lupe Sino (Penelope Cruz). What unfolds is a passionate and tragic romance that ends with Manolete's death in the bullring in 1947 at the age of 30.
See also:
"True Grit" Riding Into Stores June 7, 2011
Summer 2011 Superhero Movie Posters
Oscar Winner "The King's Speech" Coming To DVD
