![]() It might be some sort of commentary on how adults have their own way of blending fantasy and reality or some other political commentary. ![]() While sometimes the parents', teachers' and servants' behavior seems mysterious if we were just seeing it from her perspective, their obliviousness and self-involvement in their own intellectual and romantic pursuits aren't really explained, even as her father's pompous hobby somehow gives the film its title. The adult world is the weakest part of the film, or it's so heavy with symbolism about the 1940's period when the film takes place or of the end of Francoism in Spain when the film was made that it's lost for a viewer first seeing the film today. The film inspires her to seek out misfits and outcasts, with unintended consequences and impacts on the adult world. "Ana" powerfully relates to the little girl in the film, even though she does not understand any of the darker emotions or outcomes. As someone who had an older sister with all kinds of outlandish tales that were gullibly believed, the sibling teasing is the most natural I've seen on film.Įrice has a completely original take on the Frankenstein story, no matter how many times it has been referenced in other movies. Her beautiful eyes are expressive and haunting. This is a beautiful metaphor for the magic of the movies and co-writer/director Víctor Erice illustrates the connection further by having the impact of the film "Frankenstein" with Boris Karloff on a young girl as the pivotal plot point.Īna Torrent is a wide-eyed innocent who carries the film, as we completely enter into how she integrates her daily life, both the quotidian happenings and the unusual, with scary stories her older sister teases her with and with the film. "Spirit of the Beehive (El Espíritu de la colmena)" is a lovely insight into the mind of a child, where fantasy mixes with reality and stories with dreams. Reviewed by noralee 8 / 10 The Magic of the Movies Through the Eyes of a Wide-Eyed Child ![]()
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