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The Spirit of the Beehive ()

El espíritu de la colmena (original title)
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In 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.
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Fernando
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Teresa
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Ana
Isabel Tellería ...
Isabel
Ketty de la Cámara ...
Milagros, la criada (as Queti de la Cámara)
Estanis González ...
Guardia civil
José Villasante ...
Frankenstein
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Fugitivo
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Doña Lucía (as Lali Soldevila)
Miguel Picazo ...
Doctor

Directed by

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Víctor Erice

Written by

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Ángel Fernández Santos ... (written by) (as Ángel Fernández-Santos) &
Víctor Erice ... (written by)

Produced by

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Elías Querejeta ... producer

Music by

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Luis de Pablo ... (as Luís de Pablo)

Cinematography by

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Luis Cuadrado ... (as Luís Cuadrado)

Editing by

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Pablo G. del Amo

Editorial Department

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José Salcedo ... first assistant editor
Juan Ignacio San Mateo ... second assistant editor (as Juan San Mateo)

Art Direction by

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Jaime Chávarri

Set Decoration by

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Adolfo Cofiño

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Ramón de Diego ... makeup artist
Ángel Luis De Diego ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Pedro Esteban ... assistant production manager
Primitivo Álvaro ... production manager

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Paco Lucio ... second assistant director (as Francisco Lucio Ramos)
José Luis Ruiz Marcos ... first assistant director

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Fernando Hermoso ... property master

Sound Department

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Luis Castro ... sound effects
Luis Rodríguez ... direct sound
Jean Michel Sire ... sound effects (as Sire)

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Pablo Núñez ... opticals

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José M. de Nicolás ... second assistant camera
Teo Escamilla ... camera operator
Estanis González ... camera operator
Laureano López ... still photographer
Juan Margallo ... camera operator
José Villasante ... camera operator
Santiago Zuazo ... first assistant camera

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Angelines Castro ... wardrobe

Script and Continuity Department

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Francisco J. Querejeta ... script supervisor

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Pablo Núñez ... title designer
Miguel Picazo ... special collaborator
Laly Soldevila ... special collaborator
Alicia Tellería ... title designer
Isabel Tellería ... title designer
María Tellería ... title designer
Ana Torrent ... title designer
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

In Castilla around 1940, a traveling movie theatre brings James Whale's black and white film classic "Frankenstein" (1931) to a small village. Two young girls, Isabel and Ana, are subsequently determined to find the monster themselves. Written by Michael Crew

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Taglines Entering a child's world of fascination and horror. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Spirit of the Beehive (Canada, English title)
  • The Spirit of the Beehive (World-wide, English title)
  • The Spirit of the Beehive (United States)
  • The Spirit of the Beehive (United Kingdom)
  • L'Esprit de la ruche (France)
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  • 98 min
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Trivia Cinematographer Luis Cuadrado was going blind at the time this film was made. An assistant would take Polaroids of the scenes and Cuadrado would direct the lighting by looking through a magnifying glass at these pictures. In 1980 Cuadrado committed suicide after he went completely blind and the tumor in his brain became too painful to face. See more »
Goofs When Ana and Isabel first go to the well, there are stones around the base. Ana steps on one to look down into the well. When she returns later there are no longer any stones so when she looks in to the well she is much too short to see down into it. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Their Golden Years (1980). See more »
Soundtracks Ojos verdes See more »
Quotes Ana: [unable to sleep] Isabel?
Isabel: [opening her eyes] What?
Ana: [whispering] Tell me what you were going to tell me.
Isabel: [whispering] About what?
Ana: The movie.
Isabel: Not now... Tomorrow.
Ana: Now... You promised. Why did he kill the girl, and why did they kill him after that?... You don't know - you're a liar.
Isabel: They didn't kill him, and he didn't kill the girl.
Ana: How do you know? How do you know they didn't die?
Isabel: Everything in the movies is fake. It's all a trick. Besides, I've seen him alive.
Ana: Where?
Isabel: In a place I know near the village. People can't see him. He only comes out at night.
Ana: Is he a ghost?
Isabel: No, he's a spirit.
Isabel: Like the spirit Dona Lucia talks about?
Isabel: Yes, but spirits have no bodies. That's why you can't kill them.
Ana: But he had one in the movie. He had arms and feet. He had everything.
Isabel: It's a disguise they put on when they go outside...
Ana: If he only comes out at night, how can you talk to him?
Isabel: I told you he was a spirit. If you're his friend, you can talk to him whenever you want. Just close your eyes and call him... It's me, Ana... It's me Ana...
[they hear what sounds like ominous footsteps and are silent]
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