Blood and sand

Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Rita Hayworth star in Rouben Mamoulian’s stunning remake of the 1922 silent classic. A “potent drama of love and danger, pride and death,” this “magnificent presentation” (Variety) tells the story of a handsome matador torn between his loving wife and a beautiful, unscrupulous aristocrat. Juan (Power), the naïve son of a once-famous bullfighter, tries to recapture the glory of his family’s name. Though he is branded fifth rate, he soon becomes Spain’s greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart (Darnell). But when a beautiful, passionate aristocrat (Hayworth) seduces him, Juan succumbs to her temptations, only to see his own happiness and success crumble.

The story of Blood and Sand divides itself into six or seven clearly-defined sequences, each of which is sufficiently distinct so it can be seen to have its own specific dramatic mood, and which can be given its individual color-mood as well. [...] Since Blood and Sand was a Spanish story, I was anxious to capture the authentic atmosphere of the country, not only in its literal, every-day reality, but also in its poetic essence. This atmosphere has been best expressed pictorially by the great Spanish painters. It was only fitting, therefore, that we should turn to them for inspiration. After all, in making a motion picture, and especially a motion picture in color, we are essentially making a series of paintings. 

American Cinematographer, June 1941

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