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Cría Cuervos

Original title: Cría cuervos
  • 19761976
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
10K
YOUR RATING
Cría Cuervos (1976)
  • Drama
In the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt and try their best to acclimatize to a new reality.... Read allIn the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt and try their best to acclimatize to a new reality. Can they summon up the courage to grow up?In the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt and try their best to acclimatize to a new reality. Can they summon up the courage to grow up?
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Carlos Saura
  • Writer
    • Carlos Saura(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ana Torrent
    • Conchita Pérez
    • Mayte Sanchez
Top credits
  • Director
    • Carlos Saura
  • Writer
    • Carlos Saura(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ana Torrent
    • Conchita Pérez
    • Mayte Sanchez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations

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    Geraldine Chaplin, Florinda Chico, and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Germán Cobos and Mónica Randall in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Ana Torrent in The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
    Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Geraldine Chaplin, Germán Cobos, Josefina Díaz, Mónica Randall, and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Cría Cuervos (1976)
    Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, and Ana Torrent in Cría Cuervos (1976)

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    Ana Torrent
    Ana Torrent
    • Ana niña
    Conchita Pérez
    • Irene
    • (as Conchi Perez)
    Mayte Sanchez
    • Maite
    • (as Maite Sánchez)
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • María…
    Mónica Randall
    Mónica Randall
    • Paulina
    • (as Monica Randall)
    Florinda Chico
    Florinda Chico
    • Rosa
    Josefina Díaz
    • Abuela
    • (as Josefina Diaz)
    Germán Cobos
    Germán Cobos
    • Nicolás Garontes
    • (as German Cobos)
    Héctor Alterio
    Héctor Alterio
    • Anselmo
    • (as Hector Alterio)
    Mirta Miller
    Mirta Miller
    • Amelia Garontes
    Julieta Serrano
    Julieta Serrano
    • Ana
    • (voice)
    Juan Sánchez Almendros
      • Director
        • Carlos Saura
      • Writer
        • Carlos Saura(screenplay)
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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".
      • Quotes

        Maite: My mother died before I was born.

      • Connections
        Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #4.1 (1991)
      • Soundtracks
        Canción y Danzas N.6
        Composed by Frederic Mompou (as Federico Mompou)

      User reviews40

      Review
      Top review
      8/10
      Morbid Recollections of a Dark Childhood
      In Madrid, the orphan sisters Irene (Conchota Pérez), Ana (Ana Torrent) and Maite (Maite Sánchez) are raised by their austere aunt Paulina (Mônica Randall) together with their mute and crippled grandmother after the death of their mother (Geraldine Chaplin) and their military father Anselmo (Héctor Alterio). Ana is a melancholic girl, fascinated by death, after seeing her mother having a painful death and her father dead in bed.

      "Cria Cuervos" is a beautiful and sad movie of Carlos Saura that can be watched in two levels: in the first plane, it is a film that recalls the style of the family dramas of Ingmar Bergman. However, in a deeper level, the story is actually a metaphor of the recent Spanish political history, and each character represents a segment of their society: Ana's father represents the military dictatorship of Franco; her dying mother, the republic; her grandmother, those who miss the republic; Ana is probably the youth with a sad childhood surrounded by deaths. The conclusion is a message of hope for the people. I believe that those familiarized with the Spanish history would find many other elements, but in both levels this movie is wonderful. The title is a reference to the Spanish proverb "Cría cuervos y te sacaran los ojos" which means "Raise the ravens, and they will remove your eyes". Ana Torrent shows her amazing talent in the beginning of her successful career. My vote is eight.

      Title (Brazil): "Cría Cuervos…" ("Raise Ravens…")
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      • Release date
        • May 18, 1977 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Spain
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Language
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • Cria!
      • Filming locations
        • 15 Calle de María de Molina, Madrid, Spain
      • Production companies
        • Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas
        • Olympusat
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      Box office

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      • Gross worldwide
        • $13,029
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 45 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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