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Cría Cuervos (1976)

Cría cuervos (original title)
PG | | Drama | 18 May 1977 (USA)
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Three orphaned sisters under the custody of their stern aunt and their handicapped grandmother will have to acclimatise to the new conditions of their shared life, overcome life's constant impediments, and in the process, grow up.

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Carlos Saura (screenplay)

Stars:

Geraldine Chaplin, Mónica Randall, Florinda Chico | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Geraldine Chaplin ... María / Ana
Mónica Randall ... Paulina
Florinda Chico ... Rosa
Ana Torrent ... Ana niña
Héctor Alterio ... Anselmo
Germán Cobos ... Nicolás Garontes
Mirta Miller ... Amelia Garontes
Josefina Díaz Josefina Díaz ... Abuela
Conchita Pérez Conchita Pérez ... Irene
Mayte Sanchez Mayte Sanchez ... Maite (as Maite Sánchez)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juan Sánchez Almendros Juan Sánchez Almendros
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Storyline

In Madrid, the orphan sisters Irene, Ana and Maite are raised by their austere aunt Paulina together with their mute and crippled grandmother after the death of their mother and their military father Anselmo. Ana is a melancholic girl, fascinated by death, after seeing her mother having a painful death and her father dead in bed. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Plot Keywords:

flashback | francoist spain | poison | childhood fantasy | childhood trauma | See All (76) »

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Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

18 May 1977 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Cria! See more »

Filming Locations:

15 Calle de María de Molina, Madrid, Spain See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L. See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The title in Spanish stems from the phrase "Raise ravens and they'll pluck out your eyes". The equivalent phrase in English would be "you reap what you sow". See more »

Quotes

Maite: My mother died before I was born.
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Por que te vas
Written by José Luis Perales
Performed by Jeanette
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Happy childhood?
23 December 2000 | by pablopaz – See all my reviews

The title is from a Spanish proverb: "If you raise (cria) crows, they will peck your eyes out." Cría is a pun also: it means offspring, young, especially of wild animals. The query behind this whole movie is just who does young Ana resemble? Whose cría is she? Carlos Saura's entire oeuvre deserves more attention; this and his dance movies will convince you of why.
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