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The Spirit of the Beehive
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.
1973 · Directed by Víctor Erice · 98 min · Drama · Fantasy · 19 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Ángel Fernández Santos
- Written by: Víctor Erice
- Cinematography: Luis Cuadrado
- Edited by: Pablo G. del Amo
- Music: Luis de Pablo
- Production design: Adolfo Cofiño
- Produced by: Elías Querejeta
Cast
- Ana Torrent as Ana
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando
- Teresa Gimpera as Teresa
- Isabel Tellería as Isabel
- Laly Soldevila as Doña Lucía
- Miguel Picazo as Médico
- José Villasante as Frankenstein
- Juan Margallo as Fugitivo
- Estanis González as Guardia civil
- Ketty de la Cámara as Milagros, la criada
Production
- Country: Spain
- Language: Spanish
- Studios: Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito
- Themes: beehive, baby-snatching, spanish civil war (1936-39)
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