The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
1h 38m 6.7/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Víctor Erice
Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Grief / bereavement (major focus)
Other
War / combat
Violence & Physical Harm
Gun violence
Where to Watch
Streaming
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