Spirit of the Beehive

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Spirit of the Beehive ★★★ El Espiritu de la Colmena 1973

An acclaimed and haunting film about a young Spanish girl enthralled by the 1931 “Frankenstein,” embarking on a journey to find the creature in the Spanish countryside. One of the best films about children's inner life; in Spanish with subtitles. 95m/C VHS, DVD . SP Fernando Fernan-Gomez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria, Laly Soldevilla; D: Victor Erice; W: Victor Erice; C: Luis Cuadrado; M: Luis De Pablo.

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