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- 2006
- Not Rated
- Janus Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Janus Films
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Set in rural Spain in 1940, Victor Erice's acclaimed 1973 film was simultaneously a sensitive evocation of the poignancy of childhood and, by implication, an elegy for the legacy of the Civil War. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Víctor Erice
Written By: Ángel Fernández Santos, Víctor Erice
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Janus Films
- 1 h 38 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Janus Films
- 1 h 38 m
The Spirit of the Beehive
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
87
7.5
Summary Set in rural Spain in 1940, Victor Erice's acclaimed 1973 film was simultaneously a sensitive evocation of the poignancy of childhood and, by implication, an elegy for the legacy of the Civil War. (Film Forum)
Directed By: Víctor Erice
Written By: Ángel Fernández Santos, Víctor Erice
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Beehive is a graceful and potent lyric on children's vulnerable hunger, but it's also a sublime study on cinema's poetic capacity to reflect and hypercharge reality.
The Spirit of the Beehive, like "Cinema Paradiso," also takes place at the particular intersection of reality and fantasy defined by youthful moviegoing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.5
72% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.5
72% Positive
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20% Mixed
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8% Negative
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This is a modest marvel of grace and framing that unfolds with the patience of a cloud and is driven more by wonder than pure emotion. It doesn't have the exuberance of Francois Truffaut 's "Small Change." Instead, it's that movie's antonym, yet just as wondrous.
The extraordinary child actress Ana Torrent (Cria) made her debut here at the age of five. Much in the film is derivative, but Erice excels in precise evocations of childhood feelings.
Production Company
Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas,
Jacel Desposito
Release Date Jan 27, 2006
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Entering a child's world of fascination and horror.
Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Premios ACE
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
