The Spirit of the Beehive

Summary: 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.

Release Date: March 14, 1975

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Víctor Erice

Writers: Ángel Fernández Santos

, Víctor Erice

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas, Jacel Desposito

Distributor: Filmax, Janus Films, Connossieur Video, Vídeo Mercury Films, The Criterion Collection

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

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