The Spirit of the beehive [videorecording] = El Espiritu de la colmena / directed by Victor Erice ; produced by Elías Querejeta ; screenplay by Victor Erice, Angel Fernández Santos ; photography by Luis Cuadrado.
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Public Media Home Vision, Public Media Home Vision,
In Spanish with English subtitles. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. On container: Victor Erice's award-winning classic. Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, José Villasante.
Summary:
After the Civil War, a Spanish family lives in retreat in the countryside. When a traveling cinema truck comes to their village, two little sisters are profoundly affected by viewing the old film, Frankenstein. The younger girl becomes so obsessed with its images and story that she tries to recreate it in reality.
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