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Mehiläispesän henki

Original title: El espíritu de la colmena
  • 19731973
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
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7.8/10
18K
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Ana Torrent in Mehiläispesän henki (1973)
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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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
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18K
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  • Director
    • Víctor Erice
  • Writers
    • Ángel Fernández Santos(original screenplay)
    • Víctor Erice(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fernando Fernán Gómez
    • Teresa Gimpera
    • Ana Torrent
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  • Director
    • Víctor Erice
  • Writers
    • Ángel Fernández Santos(original screenplay)
    • Víctor Erice(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fernando Fernán Gómez
    • Teresa Gimpera
    • Ana Torrent
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    • 102User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination

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    Ana Torrent in Mehiläispesän henki (1973)
    Isabel Tellería and Ana Torrent in Mehiläispesän henki (1973)
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    Teresa Gimpera and Ana Torrent in Mehiläispesän henki (1973)
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    Isabel Tellería and Ana Torrent in Mehiläispesän henki (1973)

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    Fernando Fernán Gómez
    Fernando Fernán Gómez
    • Fernandoas Fernando
    Teresa Gimpera
    Teresa Gimpera
    • Teresaas Teresa
    Ana Torrent
    Ana Torrent
    • Anaas Ana
    Isabel Tellería
    • Isabelas Isabel
    Ketty de la Cámara
    • Milagros, la criadaas Milagros, la criada
    Estanis González
    • Guardia civilas Guardia civil
    José Villasante
    • Frankensteinas Frankenstein
    Juan Margallo
    Juan Margallo
    • Fugitivoas Fugitivo
    Laly Soldevila
    • Doña Lucíaas Doña Lucía
    Miguel Picazo
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • Director
      • Víctor Erice
    • Writers
      • Ángel Fernández Santos(original screenplay)
      • Víctor Erice(original screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In Castilla around 1940, a traveling movie theatre brings James Whale's black and white film classic "Frankenstein" (1931) to a small village. Two young girls, Isabel and Ana, are subsequently determined to find the monster themselves. —Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>
    • reference to frankenstein's monster
    • spanish village
    • imagination
    • magical realism
    • childhood
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    • Taglines
      • Entering a child's world of fascination and horror.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Cinematographer Luis Cuadrado was going blind at the time this film was made. An assistant would take Polaroids of the scenes and Cuadrado would direct the lighting by looking through a magnifying glass at these pictures. In 1980 Cuadrado committed suicide after he went completely blind and the tumor in his brain became too painful to face.
    • Goofs
      When Ana and Isabel first go to the well, there are stones around the base. Ana steps on one to look down into the well. When she returns later there are no longer any stones so when she looks in to the well she is much too short to see down into it.
    • Quotes

      Ana: [unable to sleep] Isabel?

      Isabel: [opening her eyes] What?

      Ana: [whispering] Tell me what you were going to tell me.

      Isabel: [whispering] About what?

      Ana: The movie.

      Isabel: Not now... Tomorrow.

      Ana: Now... You promised. Why did he kill the girl, and why did they kill him after that?... You don't know - you're a liar.

      Isabel: They didn't kill him, and he didn't kill the girl.

      Ana: How do you know? How do you know they didn't die?

      Isabel: Everything in the movies is fake. It's all a trick. Besides, I've seen him alive.

      Ana: Where?

      Isabel: In a place I know near the village. People can't see him. He only comes out at night.

      Ana: Is he a ghost?

      Isabel: No, he's a spirit.

      Isabel: Like the spirit Dona Lucia talks about?

      Isabel: Yes, but spirits have no bodies. That's why you can't kill them.

      Ana: But he had one in the movie. He had arms and feet. He had everything.

      Isabel: It's a disguise they put on when they go outside...

      Ana: If he only comes out at night, how can you talk to him?

      Isabel: I told you he was a spirit. If you're his friend, you can talk to him whenever you want. Just close your eyes and call him... It's me, Ana... It's me Ana...

      [they hear what sounds like ominous footsteps and are silent]

    • Connections
      Featured in Sus años dorados (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Ojos verdes
      Written by Salvador Valverde (as Valverde), Rafael de León (as León) y Manuel L. Quiroga (as Quiroga)

    User reviews102

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Young/Frankenstein..
    When was the last time a movie made you swoon, I mean physically? I waited around 30 years to view this quiet, contemplative film touching on an excursion into a child's mind and a portrait of innocence not yet seen or experienced, by me anyway. After finally importing a copy, it was worth waiting all that time and a textbook example of one of those quite rare instances when you realize that yes, cinema can be magic and transcendent. I'm not going to throw words around like 'masterpiece' and the like with this film as that would somehow seem vulgar. What it deserves is a quiet respect, which I felt also emanating strongly from the film itself. Not a lot happens. In a small Castilian outpost, James Whale's Frankenstein is shown for the populace. From an austere homefront, two young girls navigate sweeping beige and brown plains and share a discovery. One forms a spiritual connection which will remain with her always. Fragile, slow and haunting, Spirit Of The Beehive is about many things, you just have to construe it on your own personal level. And believe....
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    • May 4, 2020

    FAQ1

    • The flute/piano music is beautiful. Can anyone tell me the composer or the name of the piece?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1975 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Spirit of the Beehive
    • Filming locations
      • Hoyuelos, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas
      • Jacel Desposito
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $131,811
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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