Boetticher left Hollywood at the height of his success to make a film about Arruza. "I wanted to do something nobody else in the world could do," he says. "I thought, "I'll make a picture about bullfighting, and I'll use Carlos playing himself."... I had to do that picture. I tossed the whole Hollywood thing over because I couldn't see any other time ever when the best bullfighter in the world, who is the best friend of a well-known motion picture director, could make a picture together."[1]
He recalled "it should have been just a short project, but it turned into a seven-year nightmare."[1]
Production started May 5, 1958[2] and took 10 years to complete.[3] Boetticher spent the first three years filming bullfights with Lucien Ballard and Carlos Carbajal.[2]
During filming, Boetticher fought with the Mexican government and unions; ran out of money twice (once in 1961); was evicted from hotels; and put into prison and a sanatorium.[3][2] Arruza died in May 1966.[2] Following a surge in interest in Arruza, John Sturges acquired a 25% interest in the film in 1967 to enable the film to be completed, with Arruza's heir's owning 30% and Boetticher the rest.[3][2] Crone, the editor, died in June 1966.[2] Shooting was completed in February 1967.[2]
The film had an official world premiere on May 22, 1971, in Tijuana, Mexico,[2] close to the fifth anniversary of Arruza's death.[3] The film opened in Los Angeles on May 24, 1972.[2] The film's release was delayed because Boetticher says "I wasn't satisfied with it. I didn't want it to come out until I was completely happy with it. It's still a picture I can go and look at now and say, "boy, I'm glad I made that."[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcBudd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.
arruza, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, arruza, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arruza film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Arruza is a 1968 documentary film about Carlos Arruza directed by Budd Boetticher It took 10 years to be completed ArruzaDirected byBudd BoetticherScreenplay byKen Purdy Budd BoetticherProduced byBudd BoetticherCinematographyLucien BallardCarlos CarbajalEdited byGeorge CroneHarry KnappMusic byRaul LavistaProductioncompanyThe Alpha CorporationDistributed byAvco EmbassyRelease datesOctober 25 1968 1968 10 25 San Francisco May 22 1971 1971 05 22 Tijuana Running time73 or 75 minutesCountriesMexico United StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Production 2 Release 3 References 4 External linksProduction editBoetticher left Hollywood at the height of his success to make a film about Arruza I wanted to do something nobody else in the world could do he says I thought I ll make a picture about bullfighting and I ll use Carlos playing himself I had to do that picture I tossed the whole Hollywood thing over because I couldn t see any other time ever when the best bullfighter in the world who is the best friend of a well known motion picture director could make a picture together 1 He recalled it should have been just a short project but it turned into a seven year nightmare 1 Production started May 5 1958 2 and took 10 years to complete 3 Boetticher spent the first three years filming bullfights with Lucien Ballard and Carlos Carbajal 2 During filming Boetticher fought with the Mexican government and unions ran out of money twice once in 1961 was evicted from hotels and put into prison and a sanatorium 3 2 Arruza died in May 1966 2 Following a surge in interest in Arruza John Sturges acquired a 25 interest in the film in 1967 to enable the film to be completed with Arruza s heir s owning 30 and Boetticher the rest 3 2 Crone the editor died in June 1966 2 Shooting was completed in February 1967 2 Jason Robards performed the initial narration but another version features Anthony Quinn 2 Release editThe film premiered at the San Francisco Film Festival on October 25 1968 and Boetticher was invited to screen the film at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival 2 The film had an official world premiere on May 22 1971 in Tijuana Mexico 2 close to the fifth anniversary of Arruza s death 3 The film opened in Los Angeles on May 24 1972 2 The film s release was delayed because Boetticher says I wasn t satisfied with it I didn t want it to come out until I was completely happy with it It s still a picture I can go and look at now and say boy I m glad I made that 1 References edit a b c Budd Boetticher The Last Interview Wheeler Winston Dixon Film Criticism Meadville Vol 26 Iss 3 Spring 2002 52 0 3 a b c d e f g h i j k Arruza at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films a b c d Hero Boetticher Gets Cannes Bid Variety April 17 1968 p 7 External links editArruza at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films Arruza at IMDb nbsp Essay on film at Senses of Cinema Arruza at TCMDB Review of film at New York Times Arruza at Film Fanatic nbsp This article about an American documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arruza film amp oldid 1214254007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
