Title
El espíritu de la colmena [videorecording] = The spirit of the beehive / Janus Films ; una producción Elías Querejeta ; guión original de Angel Fernández-Santos y Victor Erice ; director, Victor Erice.
ISBN
1559409819
9781559409810
Imprint
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2006.
Language
Spanish
Language Note
In Spanish with optional subtitles in English (new translation).
Description
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([10] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Other Standard Identifiers
715515018326
0715515018326
00715515018326
Call Number
PN1997 .E875 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
CC1633D Criterion Collection
Summary
Only dimly aware of the shadow of World War II somewhere beyond the Castilian plateau, sisters Isabel and Ana must occupy themselves as their preoccupied scientist father and isolated, languishing mother move in their solitary orbits. After attending the screening of James Whale's "Frankenstein" at a makeshift movie theater in town, Ana becomes obsessed with the idea of befriending the imaginary monster. Largely wordless, the film functions as a striking trompe d'loeil about childhood imagination versus the wider perspective of the adult world.
Note
Originally produced as a Spanish motion picture in 1972.
Booklet includes the essay "Spanish Lessons" by Paul Julian Smith.
Credits
Cinematographer, Luís Cuadrado ; art direction, Adolfo Cofiño ; editor, Pablo G. del Amo ; music, Luís de Pablo.
Performer
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Queti de la Cámara, Estanis González, José Villasante, Juan Margallo, Lali Soldevila, Miguel Picazo.
Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Queti de la Cámara, Estanis González, José Villasante, Juan Margallo, Lali Soldevila, Miguel Picazo.
Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 1.0 mono; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1; new, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 351.
Disc One : the film. Logos/Opening credits ; Hoyuelos ; Beekeeper ; "Frankenstein" ; Spirit ; Footsteps ; Don José ; Farmhouse ; Mushroom hunting ; Playtime ; Train tracks ; Photos ; Black cat ; Accident ; Fire ; Soldier ; Pocket watch ; Bloodstains ; Monster ; Alive ; Window ; End credits ; Color bars
Disc Two : the supplements. Huellas de un espíritu = Footprints of a spirit / with Víctor Erice, Elías Querejeta, José Enrique Monterde, Ángel Fernández-Santos, Teresa Gimpera, Santos Zunzunegui, Ana Torrent, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón ; Canal+ Espana (49 min.) (1998). V́ictor Erice in Madrid / conducted and interviewed by Hideyuki Miyaoka (49 min.) (2000). Interview with Fernando Fernán Gómez (12 min.) (2006). Interview with Linda C. Ehrlich (17 min.) (2006).
