Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
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)
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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