The Spirit of the Beehive
1973Directed by: Víctor Erice
Starring: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent
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.
Drama
Fantasy
Humanity and the world around us
Surreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death
Terrifying, haunted, and supernatural horror
Dreamlike, quirky, and surreal storytelling
Creepy, chilling, and terrifying horror
Powerful poetic and passionate drama