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The Spirit of Beehive (1973): of monsters and silences | de monstruos y silencios@cristiancaicedo633d
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  1. El espíritu de la colmena Review/ Duch Roju Review@kapitanrosomak1148d

    Spanish cinema always manages to evoke certain emotions in the viewer, creating a picture that is long remembered. In 1973, director Víctor Erice creates a work that is remembered for a long time. A film that is interesting, arouses many emotions and gives food for thought. The screenplay, with the participation of Francisco J. Querejeta, is, one might say, a milestone among Spanish films.

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    THE FILM THE SPIRIT OF THE ROY or in Spanish p is an action film that combines the real world with the imagination of children. It's 1940 and a traveling cinema comes to a small town where the main attraction is to be shown the horror film Frankeinstain. Two sisters Ana and Isabel decide to go to see this mysterious movie. Imagination after the screening creates a reflection in the real world.

    The film tells the story of a rather strongly peculiar family, which the mother wants to free herself from her current husband and return to her former one, the children live in the world of imagination, while the current husband's only desire is his swarm of wasps.

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    Each of these people has its own light and dark side. The girls, without saying anything to their parents, go to a secret house believing that there they will meet their Monster with whom they can play.
    The film is a sad drama of people living on the outskirts of civilization during the height of communism and war, where everything was bad even helping people they met. The title ghost is explained here although the symbolism may be different for many.

    A ghost can be called a family that, like a specter, passes through the days in a clampdown on power, a ghost can be called a mysterious stranger who causes Ana to see her Friendly Monster. The finale of the story is thoroughly ambiguous, on the one hand we can observe the exhaustion of the family on the other, perhaps severe mushroom poisoning. Overall I recommend it, although it's a slow film full of extremely beautiful landscapes and in a rather novel way made because it has as many as 1000 cuts.

    7/10 because in my opinion the finale is too long-winded and makes us as viewers wonder if the metaphor made sense.

    Kino hiszpańskie zawsze potrafi wywołać pewne emocje u widza, tworzac obraz zapadający na długo w pamięci. W 1973 roku reżyser Víctor Erice tworzy dzieło, które na długo zostaje zapamiętane. Film, który ciekawi, wzbudza wiele emocje oraz daje do myślenia. Scenariusz przy udziale Francisco J. Querejeta jest można rzec kamieniem milowym wśród filmów hiszpańskich.

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    FILM DUCH ROJU czyli po Hiszpansku El espíritu de la colmena to akcja która łączy świat rzeczywisty z wyobraźnia dzieci. Jest rok 1940 do małego miasteczka przyjeżdża objazdowe kino gdzie główna atrakcja ma byc wyświetlany horror Frankeinstain. Dwie siostry Ana i Isabel postanawiają wybrać się na ten tajemniczy film. Wyobraźnia po seansie tworzy odzwierciedlenie w świecie rzeczywistym.

    Film opowiada o dość mocno specyficznej rodzinie, które matka pragnie uwolnić się od aktualnego męża i wrócić do dawnego, dzieci żyją w świecie wyobraźni, zaś aktualny mąż jedyne czego pragnie to swój rój os.

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    Każda z tych osób ma swoją jasna i ciemna stronę. Dziewczynki nie mówiąc nic rodzicom udają się do tajemniczego domu wierząc, ze tam spotkają swojego Potwora z którym się będą mogły bawić.
    Film jest smutnym dramatem ludzi mieszkających na uboczu cywilizacji w czasie największej zagłady komunizmu i wojny, gdzie wszystko było złe nawet pomoc napotkanym ludziom. Tytułowy duch jest tutaj wyjaśniony choć symbolika może byc dla wielu rożna.

    Duchem można nazwać rodzine, która niczym widmo przemija przez kolejne dni w zaciśnięcie władzy, duchem można nazwać tajemniczego przybysza który powoduje, ze Ana widzi swojego Przyjaznego Potwora. Finał tej opowieści jest na wskroś dwuznaczny, z jednej strony możemy obserwować przemęczenie rodziny z drugiej byc może ciężkie zatrucie grzybami. Ogólnie polecam choć to powolny film pełen niezwykle pięknych krajobrazów oraz w dość nowatorski sposób wykonany bo aż 1000 ciec posiada.

    7/10 gdyż moim zdaniem finał jest zbyt rozwleczony i powoduje, ze jako widzowie zastanawiamy czy ta metafora miała sens.

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  2. Daily Movie Recommendation - The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)@vincentnijman3047d

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    As I arrived in Spain, two days ago, and I will be staying here for a bit, I thought of recommending some Spanish movies for a change. I believe I've only done so once, since I started steeming last June. Today I will talk about the same title that I wrote about 5 months ago, as I'm sure few of you have read that write up and even fewer have actually seen this movie.


    As I don't want cheetah (bot) showing its feline teeth, telling me that it has found similar content (my earlier post), I will rewrite what I typed 5 months ago.

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    The Spirit of the Beehive is one of my very favorite Spanish films. I must have seen at least a 100 and this one would definitely make my top 10. It's a film that is even prettier than its title.

    It could easily be studied and watched for its visuals - or even the use of the color yellow - alone. It gives you the feeling that you're looking at moving paintings. I love how the whole beehive/ honey theme is interwoven through the film.

    Then there's the amazing performance from its two lead characters, two very young girls. The youngest of them, Ana Torrent, later became quite a successful actrice. I'm honestly not sure if she was already showcasing that talent here, if that's even possible for a (nearly) 7 year old. Or, that it is the fact that she wasn't really acting, that makes this so wonderful to look at.

    The film tells the story of a girl being spooked or traumatized after watching the 1931 movie Frankenstein during a screening in her village. It takes place in the year 1940 and shows the effect that a (horror) movie can have on a sensitive, young kid. She slowly seems to be dragged into a fantasy/ nightmare world that she herself creates: believing that Frankenstein's monster is still alive and walking around in their village.

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    Earlier movie recommendations:

    Le Samourai (1967) Three Billboard outside of Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

    Castlevania - series (2017 - )

    House by the Cemetery (1981) The Beyond (1981) City of the Living Dead (1980)

    Sorcerer (1977) The Birds (1963) Suspiria (1977) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Nightcrawler (2014) Ghost Story (1953) Alice in the Cities (1974) Altered States (1980) Wake in Fright (1973)

    Image sources: Ana Torrent in The Spirit of the Beehive,SotB movie poster

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  3. Lesser Known Movies Worth Watching - Spirit of the Beehive (Spain, 1973)@vincentnijman3210d

    Spirit of the Beehive (trailer)

    It's up to you whether you want to watch the above video before or after reading my post

    A couple of days ago, as a reaction to my somewhat negative post on the current movie output, @eeks reminded me of a very important thing. The fact that it is easy to complain about things, but even better to just write about stuff that you like.

    I totally agree. Never wanted to be a negative nelly or internet troll. So, instead of ranting about films that I don't like, I will from now on write about movies that I enjoyed a lot. Those that come to mind when I think of examples of films that really stand out - in a positive way - from the thousands that I've seen.

    One of the first titles that entered my brainwaves was the Spanish arthouse film El espíritu de la colmena (Spirit of the Beehive). It's a 1973 movie that is as pretty as its title. When rewatching the trailer, just before writing this post, I remembered how much I liked the musical score that accompanies the images.

    Instead of going into the story, I will try to give you some reasons - from memory - of why I find this movie so special. I must have watched the film only twice since 2010 or so but it has left a lasting impression. Here's why:

    There's a movie in the movie. An element that I often like a lot in cinema. To be a little more precise, there is a screening of the 1933 movie 'Frankenstein' in the little village where the story takes place. This screening influences the little protagonist girl(s) so much that fantasy and reality slowly start to mix.

    The actrices are just great. The little Ana Torrent , who has since then developed a pretty great career as an actrice (check out Alejandro Amenabar's 1996 'Tesis' if you get the chance!), is just endearing. There is something about young children in movies that sometimes works very well. It's probably that they don't really act. They are themselves.

    The visuals are breathtaking. The film has this kind of magical, surreal feel to it, that is just mesmerizing. I would like to go on and on, but to be able do so without making a fool of myself, I would probably need to rewatch it. Suffice me to say that this film is really, really worth checking out.

    I have probably seen about 50 to 100 Spanish movies and this is the one that stands out most. So if you're into European and or Spanish cinema and or arthouse films, there's a chance you enjoy this film too.

    After having read the above and/ or having seen the trailer, would you like to see more? Or have you seen this film already? If so, how did you like it? What is/ are your favorite Spanish movie(s)? Feel free to let me know in the reply section. I would love to continue the talk!

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