Affiche de The Spirit of the Beehive

The Spirit of the Beehive

(El espíritu de la colmena)

By Víctor Erice

DramaFantasy

1973 1h 38min

7.6

Synopsis

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

Synopsis

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

Main Casting

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando

Teresa Gimpera

Teresa Gimpera

Teresa

Ana Torrent

Ana Torrent

Ana

Isabel Tellería

Isabel

Laly Soldevila

Laly Soldevila

Doña Lucía

Miguel Picazo

Miguel Picazo

Médico

José Villasante

José Villasante

Frankenstein

Juan Margallo

Juan Margallo

Fugitivo

Trailers

Ratings

TMDB

7.6

IMDB

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

9.3

Metacritic

8.7

Where to watch

JustWatch

Criterion Channel

Technical team

Víctor Erice Directing

Francisco J. Querejeta Screenplay

Ángel Fernández Santos Screenplay

Luis de Pablo Music

Elías Querejeta Producing

Production

Spain

Elías Querejeta PC

Jacel Desposito