AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
- Tue, Mar 17
Director: Albert Serra Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Spanish
Starring: Andrés Roca Rey, Antonio Chacón, Francisco Manuel "Viruta" Durán, Paco Gómez, Roberto Domínguez
Cahiers du Cinéma’s #1 Film of 2025
The New Yorker’s Ten Best Films of the Year
Boston Society of Film Critics’ Best Documentary of 2025
Film Comment’s Ten Best Films of the Year
Indiewire’s Critics Poll Ten Best Docs of the Year
Cinema Eye Honors nominations for Best Feature, Direction, and Cinematography
The new film from the visionary director of PACIFICTION, Albert Serra’s AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE is a spellbinding documentary that turns its gaze on the ceremonial splendor and devastating brutality of bullfighting in Spain. With quiet intensity, Serra follows famed matador Andrés Roca Rey, from the solitude of his hotel room and the meticulousness of his preparations to the charged spectacle of the arena. Through his immersive and unhurried lens, Serra reveals Rey’s profound physical, spiritual, and aesthetic commitment to a centuries-old ritual—one that demands he take part in a timeless duel between man and beast.