Bolero

1984
R
1h 45m

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3.0/10

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Period Drama Comedy Drama Romance

In the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.In the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.In the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.

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IMDb RATING

3.0/10

6.2K

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Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Bolero

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Bolero: The Most Precious Flower

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Bolero: The Most Precious Flower

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Trivia
First career nude scenes for Olivia D'Abo, who was 14 at the time. She said in a 1986 interview that she matured physically at age 13, a year before making this movie. In fact, she said director John Derek thought she had breast implants until she took her clothes off on set the first time and he saw that her breasts were natural.

Goofs
The number and placement of the lances during the final bull fight sequence continuously change.

Quotes
Lida MacGillivery: [in bathroom] Stand up.
Paloma: [standing upright in bathtub, unashamedly naked] What you going to do?
Lida MacGillivery: I'm going to rinse you off.
Paloma: But why?
Lida MacGillivery: So you don't itch.
Paloma: But...
Lida MacGillivery: Look at you!
[checking out the young girl's body]
Paloma: I am woman--
[proudly showing off her development]
Paloma: Ready. Juicy, too!

Alternate versions
IVE Home Video released two different versions of this film on VHS. The original uncut version (catalog no. 60936) running 105 minutes and a trimmed "R-Rated" version (catalog no. 60948) running 98 minutes which has been trimmed of some of the more erotic footage.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: All of Me/Amadeus/Places in the Heart/Until September (1984)

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Featured review

4/10

Not THAT bad

While this isn't the disaster that most everyone seems to think that it is, "Bolero" is still pretty weak. The storyline is okay, at least it was enough to keep me mildly entertained, but I have to admit that the film was certainly dragged down by Bo's inability to act. The abduction scene towards the end also stands out as rather pathetic, and I was unable to take this movie seriously for the remaining few scenes. In other words, there are serious flaws that hamper this film, and I certainly don't recommend it, but there is no way that this is one of the worst films of the 1980's.