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The German fairytale Snow White   gets a retro reinterpretation in Pablo Berge r’s enchanting Blancanieves . Set in 1920s Spain and shot as a black-and-white silent film, the ivory-skinned beauty in this update (lush-lipped  Macarena García ) doesn’t just do housework for a pack of idiosyncratic little dudes. She follows her beloved father’s footsteps into the corrida to become a revered matador.  There are dwarves, however, a wicked stepmother ( Maribel Verdú , from Pan’s Labyrinth )  and a poison apple, although, as you can see from the clip,  Blancanieves doesn’t fall for the evil trick right off the bat. Snow White, The Matador Click here to view the embedded video. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Blancanieves’ Clip Reimagines Snow White As A 1920s Matador − No Bull