The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · TMDB 7.7 · El espíritu de la colmena
Directed by Víctor Erice
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.
Why it matters
In a small Castilian village after the Spanish Civil War, a young girl becomes obsessed with the Frankenstein film she has seen, blurring the line between monster and child.
From Fractured Fables
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Released
- 1973-10-08
- Studio
- Elías Querejeta PC
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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Fractured Fables
Position 3 of 8
In a small Castilian village after the Spanish Civil War, a young girl becomes obsessed with the Frankenstein film she has seen, blurring the line between monster and child.
Into the Woods We Go
Position 3 of 8
In the wake of Franco's victory, a young girl in a remote Castilian village becomes obsessed with the Frankenstein film she sees in the local travelling cinema, projecting her own fears and curiosities onto the monster. The film captures the oppressive quiet of a rural community...
Escapes from Broken Realities
Position 2 of 8
In a small Castilian village after the Spanish Civil War, a girl becomes obsessed with the Frankenstein film she has seen, projecting her own fears and hopes onto the monster. The film is a quiet, haunting study of childhood perception and the creation of personal mythologies.
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