David M.K.
7Jan13
Hey! I like Spirit of the Beehive and I don't appreciate face-punchings.
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peternoster
3Mar13
Mesmerizing movie about childhood trauma with brilliant performance from the child lead actress Ana Torrent. Will stay with me for sure.
Ademption
7Jan13
If anyone recommends "Spirit of the Beehive," punch them in the face. Then watch "Cría cuervos..."
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David M.K.
7Jan13
Admittedly, Spirit of the Beehive would have been much better if Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson played the little girl's parents.
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Dr. Pepper
9Oct12
Ana's dreams and hallucinations are seamlessly weaved into the story at various points. Though it isn't as haunting or breath-taking as The Spirit of the Beehive.
roger o. thornhill
4Aug12
cria cuervos.....you raise ravens and they will pick your eyes out... torrent is captivating with her hypnotic gaze and beguiling behaviour....geraldine chaplin gives a remarkable performance in a demanding dual role as well.
Lorna Singh
14Jun12
A sad family drama and commentary on Spain in the early 70's.To appreciate its greatness,one does not have to understand the mixture of the personal and political. Young Ana Torrent is brilliant.Of course the song 'Porque te vas' was a big hit.
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Daniela
6Feb12
This movie is fantastic. This is one of the few films that I've seen that really seems to understand the mind of a child.
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James Devereaux
10Dec11
Beautiful film about lost childhood. Also, a wonderful example of the poetry of simple physical actions infront of the camera.
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Francisco R.
1Nov11
The young Ana Torrent remains just as lovely as she was in The Spirit of the Beehive, but this time her role is darker and the themes more conflictive, dealing with loss of important people in her life through an obscure series of events she may have been involved in, whether she (and the audience) knows when to set apart imagination from reality. Though joyfully campy at times, to me this is a masterpiece.
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AntioneOscar69
25May11
A fascinating film, that seems like the lost collaboration between Bergman and Fellini, while being very Spanish as well. Great performances and direction.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
21Nov10
Set inside a morbid, dark fascist era house, Carlos Saura's exquisite drama is both a political allegory and haunting psychological character study of a society and the people that make up the society teetering on the edge of rapid change. At time it shares similarities with The Spirit of the Beehive, but lacks the visual beauty of the latter film. However its performances and script are all assured.
bees can see ultraviolet light
12Nov10
The scene when the mother dies was really well scripted I like that scene a lot.
Angelo Dagonel
19Dec09
The scene with Ana and her sister pretending to be their parents arguing really affected me. That song is catchy as hell, too.
HanneKarina
6Nov09
A very personal film for me. There were some very touching moments that made me cry. Beautiful film.
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Daniella
27Oct09
Sólo tengo una palabra para esta película: floja! Si no fuera por la excelente actuación de la niña Ana Torrent que literalmente se echa la película al hombro. Excepto por un par de escenas interesantes a nivel visual el film no posee una dirección resuelta y constante. Es una pena cuando se tienen expectativas tan altas de una película y al final resulta en decepción.
Robert W Peabody III
9Sep09
Cría Cuervos (1976) Carlos Saura Nice film – one I will remember. Saura was lucky to have *Ana Torrent*, she made the film even though she was trying to kill everyone. She was so cute, you empathize with a homicidal child. The ending is “No Country for Old Men” with girls - maybe Coen brothers stole the idea from Cría Cuervos.