SummarySet 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
The Spirit of the Beehive
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Universal Acclaim
87
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Universal Acclaim
100% Positive
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90
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.
90
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
72% Positive
21 Ratings
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May 14, 2016
9
Lovable and decent like the bees, the Spirit of the Beehive manages to have its own spirit to call in the bees just to live in the beehive, but be careful for upcoming bees!
88
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.
80
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.
Apr 23, 2012
1
This movie well displayed an existence of inner demon in children, I Barsoom Akhmen the third believe that this movie could've been better without the constant feeling of watching paint dry, The only part of the movie i found interesting was the credits, Challenge my opinion but i did not enjoy this movie one bit, If i had a time machine id go back to when i rented the movie on netflix and delete it from my instant queu. That's all i can say for now.
Production Company:
- Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas
- Jacel Desposito
Release Date:Jan 27, 2006
Duration:1 h 35 m
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
