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Rating: 7.624/10 by 344 users

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

Directing:
  • Víctor Erice
Writing:
  • Ángel Fernández Santos
  • Francisco J. Querejeta
Stars:
Release Date: Mon, Oct 08, 1973

Rating: 7.624/10 by 344 users

Alternative Title:
The Spirit of the Beehive - US
El espíritu de la colmena - ES
Mehiläispesän henki - FI
蜂巢幽灵 - TW
L'Esprit de la ruche - FR
벌집의 정령 - KR

Country:
Spain
Language:
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 37 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: beehive, baby-snatching, spanish civil war (1936-39)

Andres Gomez

Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Spanish countryside life after the civil war. A must to be seen.


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