Review of Blancanieves (2012) by Theo M — 07 Mar 2013
Pablo Berger turned the fairy tale of Snow White into a work of art: an amazing silent movie in black and white, with wonderful musical scores and a great cast of actors. [Spoiler alert] When Carmen gets born, her mother dies, while her father, a great matador, is confined to a wheelchair after an accident.
Her new stepmother hates Carmen and she kills her husband by pushing him down the stairs. Years later Carmen barely survives an attack by her stepmother's private driver, and she is found by a group of circus dwarfs.
They start calling her Blancanieves, Snow White, for obvious reasons. In their act they play toreadors, and Carmen turns out to be a talented female bullfighter. She becomes famous and is invited to fight bulls in a real arena, but now she catches the attention of her stepmother again, who poisons an apple in order to kill Blancanieves.
It would be a true shame if I revealed the ending... Anyway, this movie is a must see.
This review of Blancanieves (2012) was written by Theo M on 07 Mar 2013.
Blancanieves has generally received very positive reviews.
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