The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

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The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

1973 | Drama | Fantasy

98 mins

In 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.



Produced by Elias Querejeta Producciones Cinematogradicas S.L.
Director Victor Erice
Writer Angel Fernandez Santos and Victor Erice
Cast Fernando Fernan Gomez, Teresa Gimpera and Ana Torrent

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Kim Newman recommended (curated)

 
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
1973 | Drama, Fantasy
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"Not a horror movie but a valentine to the imagination that hinges on one little girl’s need for an imaginary friend, who turns out to be Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein monster, stepped off the screen in rural Spain when a traveling cinema brings James Whale’s movie to town in the 1930s. Victor Erice’s study of childhood wishes showcases the huge eyes of Ana Torrent and grapples fascinatingly with the importance of fantasy in eras of repression."

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Patton Oswalt recommended (curated)

 
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"Another beautiful movie beautifully packaged—seemingly a box of wonders fashioned by the two little girls from the movie."

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K.K. Barrett recommended (curated)

 
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"I’ve given all these films to friends for enlightenment."

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Georgia Hubley recommended (curated)

 
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
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"I went to see The Spirit of the Beehive at Film Forum on a whim only a few years ago, when it was rereleased, and it immediately became one of my favorite movies ever. It opens with a town full of kids, all yelling “The movie’s here! The movie’s here!” while running alongside a truck carrying a print of Frankenstein to the church where it will be screened. From there, you are swept right into the life and story of a thoroughly compelling little girl with beautiful brown eyes, a sister, a cat, a big house, a fair dose of anxiety, and a lot of free time in stressful post-civil-war Spain."

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