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A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.
A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.
The film's dominant themes align with conservative values by championing individual honor, traditional discipline, and personal integrity against a backdrop of cynical political upheaval, rather than endorsing the revolutionary change itself.
The movie features a cast consistent with its 19th-century Spanish setting, without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative explores themes of tradition and modernity through a historical lens, but does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot.
The film features Adela de Otero, a highly skilled fencer, who engages in and wins a close-quarters physical fight using swords against a male opponent, Jaime Astarloa.
The film 'The Fencing Master' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a historical drama involving a fencing master and political intrigue in 19th-century Madrid, without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The film is an adaptation of Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically one gender being portrayed as another.
The film is an adaptation of a Spanish novel set in 1868. All major characters, as depicted in the source material and portrayed by the cast, are consistent with a white European racial background, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.
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