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Bookmark this pageThe Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Director: Victor Erice
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Erice's remarkable one-off (he has made only one film since, the generally less well regarded El Sur) sees rural Spain soon after Franco's victory as a wasteland of inactivity, thrown into relief by the doomed industriousness of bees in their hives. The single, fragile spark of 'liberation' exists in the mind of little Ana, who dreams of meeting the gentle monster from James Whale's Frankenstein, and befriends a fugitive soldier just before he is caught and shot. A haunting mood-piece that dispenses with plot and works its spells through intricate patterns of sound and image.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Victor Erice
Producer: Elias Querejeta
Cast: Fernando Fernan Gómez, Terésa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria, Laly Soldevilla, José Villasante full cast
Rated: PG
Duration: 98 mins
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