The Spirit of the Beehive

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carlos_Saura
gptkb:Fernando_Fernán_Gómez
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:Paz_Vega
gptkb:Ana_Belén
gptkb:Ángela_Molina
gptkbp:art_style poetic
Symbolic imagery
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Best_Film
Best Director at Cannes
Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival
gptkbp:box_office successful
Cult classic
Limited release
gptkbp:character gptkb:the_Doctor
gptkb:The_Father
gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:Ana
gptkb:The_Beehive_Monster
gptkb:Fernando
gptkb:the_Woman_in_White
Isabel
the Child
the Boy
the Father
the Priest
the Mother
the Man
the Stranger
the Teacher
the Soldier
the Ghost
the Farmer
the Woman
the Neighbor
the Beehive Monster
the Villager
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:launch_complex
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:José_Luis_Alcaine
Luis Cuadrado
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influential
Studied in film courses
gptkbp:cultural_significance Considered a classic of Spanish cinema
Symbol of Spanish cinema's artistic movement.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Victor_Erice
gptkbp:distributor Cinematográfica de España
gptkbp:editor Teresa Font
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:musical
gptkbp:filmography Symbolic imagery
natural lighting
long takes
minimalist approach
Natural lighting
Long takes
Minimal dialogue
Child's perspective
Analyzed for its themes of childhood and trauma
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
DVD release in 2001
DVD release in 2001.
Blu-ray release in 2015.
Blu-ray release in 2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spirit of the Beehive
gptkbp:influence Spanish cinema
Influenced filmmakers like Pedro Almodóvar
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Guillermo_del_Toro
gptkb:Pedro_Almodóvar
gptkb:film
Film studies
future filmmakers
art films
Horror films.
drama films
Psychological horror.
Fantasy films.
Contemporary Spanish filmmakers
Art cinema.
Children's cinema.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:influences Spanish cinema
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Frankenstein
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Widely praised by critics
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
minimal
gptkbp:legacy cult classic
Considered a masterpiece.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Ana
gptkbp:music gptkb:Luis_de_Pablo
Antonio José
José Nieto
gptkbp:narrative_style Non-linear
non-linear
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Fernando_Fernán_Gómez
gptkb:Ana_Torrent
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The world is a dark place.”
“ We are all monsters.”
“ What is real?”
gptkbp:plot explores themes of imagination
explores themes of loss
explores themes of reality
A young girl becomes fascinated with a monster after watching a film.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1973
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Elías_Querejeta
gptkbp:release_date 1973-09-30
April 12, 1973
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1973
gptkb:2006
gptkbp:remastered gptkb:battle
4 K restoration.
gptkbp:restoration Restored in 2008
Restored in 2008.
gptkbp:runtime 98 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Victor_Erice
gptkbp:setting post-Civil War Spain
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Luis_de_Pablo
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:The_Beehive
gptkb:The_Monster
bees
The house
The monster
gptkbp:theme innocence
isolation
imagination
childhood innocence
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Isolation
Childhood innocence
Fantasy vs. reality