• Film

The Spirit of the Beehive

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Time Out says

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.

Release Details

  • Rated:PG
  • Duration:98 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Victor Erice
  • Screenwriter:Victor Erice, Angel Fernandéz Santos
  • Cast:
    • Fernando Fernan Gómez
    • Terésa Gimpera
    • Ana Torrent
    • Isabel Telleria
    • Laly Soldevilla
    • José Villasante
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