Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

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Set in rural Spain in 1940, Victor Erice's acclaimed 1973 film was simultaneously a sensitive evocation of the poignancy of childhood and, by implication, an elegy for the legacy of the Civil War. (Film Forum)

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Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Country: Spain

Directed By: Victor Erice

Written By: Victor Erice, Ángel Fernández Santos

Starring: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo, Juan Margallo, Ketty de la Cámara, Estanis González, José Villasante

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Loss of innocence on a grand scale seen through the eyes of an innocent little girl.
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Dec 17, 2020	Paxton	70 _61%
I need to give it another chance but, geesh, I liked Frankenstein too. Don't have to make a movie about it.
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May 02, 2020	matinbhdrn77	90 _93%
Apr 27, 2020	nobamba	50 _41%
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Apr 22, 2020	jal90	80 _69%
Apr 19, 2020	dlthompson	100 _94%
Apr 14, 2020	careunicorn	90 _88%
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Oct 28, 2019	flipperrbm	7 _87%
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Oct 12, 2019	NathanBates	60 _34%
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Oct 12, 2019	julesfmb	81 _98%
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May 05, 2018	kubrickvari	65 _52%
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Apr 13, 2018	dourface	60 _45%
Apr 13, 2018	frederic_g54	9 _89%
Cinema as a transformative experience and the sometimes haunting impression it leaves behind. Childhood as a state of untarnished innocence, corrupted by the onset of the adult world. At least that's what I take away from it after my initial viewing, though I can't help but think there's much more to discover under the surface.
Mar 23, 2018	Mencius	90 _89%
Mar 22, 2018	ForrestQ	55 _16%
Mar 22, 2018	pyrosexual	55 _8%
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Mar 11, 2018	Pickle_Man	100 _94%
Wow. This is gorgeous.
Mar 09, 2018	Roc	55 _16%
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Nov 29, 2017	Cocoa	70 _72%
Nov 21, 2017	imaginaryoct	97 _99%
Nov 18, 2017	senolatnap	90 _96%
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Nov 06, 2017	adilinki	95 _99%
pure cinema pure beauty
Nov 04, 2017	Leffingwell	85 _90%
Oct 28, 2017	twijfel	72 _77%
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Sep 27, 2017	Silp	100 _97%
Sep 26, 2017	92filmgeek	34 _2%
Sep 16, 2017	izwt936g	86 _82%
Sep 05, 2017	Yiannos	85 _97%
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Aug 14, 2017	bhalac	95 _97%
Aug 04, 2017	DeadFox	88 _86%
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