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The Spirit of the Beehive
Drama, Fantasy - 1973
The Spirit of the Beehive
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In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Ana, a sensitive seven-year-old girl in a rural Spanish hamlet is traumatized after a traveling projectionist screens a print of James Whale's 1931 "Frankenstein" for the village. The youngster is profoundly disturbed by the scenes in which the monster murders the little girl and is later killed himself by the villagers. She questions her sister about the profundities of life and death and believes her older sibling when she tells her that the monster is not dead, but exists as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn. When a Loyalist soldier, a fugitive from Franco's victorious army, hides out in the barn, Ana crosses from reality into a fantasy world of her own.
Director:
,
Víctor Erice
Cast:
,
Fernando Fernán Gómez
,
Ana Torrent
,
Teresa Gimpera
,
Isabel Tellería
,
Laly Soldevila
,
Miguel Picazo
,
José Villasante
,
Juan Margallo

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
8 Oct 1973
Country:
ES
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
7 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Takes place at the particular intersection of reality and fantasy defined by youthful moviegoing.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Screening in a new print so pristine you forget that this film is 33 years old, Spirit of the Beehive sweeps you into its quiet world.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
24 Mar 2006
fresh:
Those who haven't seen it since the '70s may find themselves amazed all over again by its lyrical potency and grace; those who have never seen it may wonder how it can be that a film this great isn't shown somewhere all the time.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
31 Mar 2006
fresh:
This is a modest marvel of grace and framing that unfolds with the patience of a cloud and is driven more by wonder than pure emotion.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
26 May 2006
fresh:
It's a film that transports us back not just to the sights and sounds of childhood but to a core of sweet innocence and sometimes ignorant bliss.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jul 2006
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