The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Directed by Víctor Erice · 99 min · Drama, Fantasy
57.8 TOPICAL score · #1,411 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973, directed by Víctor Erice) has a TOPICAL score of 57.8 - ranked 1,411 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Golden Shell. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (418 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (418 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Golden Shell
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read9,845 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ana Torrent, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Isabel Tellería