"Blood and Sand" (1941)

The setting in Spain bridges "30s spectacle" with a more realistic flavor to it. Music is also richly woven in--not over done, but easier to give a flavor of exotic Spain than with America (because of America's unique musical history problem). Bull-fighting story line, and that was what the story was about. But, for once, it was the female characters that were the more interesting to look at. It was the male characters that were "flat" this time. Not that the story was or wasn't about the females, and they wouldn't get either of my "interesting" or "intriguing" labels, but they were the deeper characters. Color cinematography award--and who wouldn't want to film Spain in color. Rita Hayworth was the one actor/actress name I recognized. Besides the female characters, there are story things that could be analyzed--maybe in connection with another movie.