The Spirit of the Beehive

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Unrated

10/8/19731h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Víctor Erice

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

beehive
baby-snatching
spanish civil war (1936-39)

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

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Fernando

Teresa Gimpera

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Teresa

Ana Torrent

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Ana

Isabel Tellería

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Isabel

Laly Soldevila

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Doña Lucía

Miguel Picazo

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Médico

José Villasante

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Frankenstein

Juan Margallo

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Fugitivo

Estanis González

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Guardia civil

Ketty de la Cámara

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Milagros, la criada

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Reviews (1)

AG
Andres Gomez
Written 10 year(s) ago
8
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.