In carlos sauras exquisite cria cuervos, ana torrent the darkeyed beauty from the spirit of the beehive portrays the disturbed eightyearold ana, living in madrid with her two sisters and mourning the death of her mother, whom she conjures as a ghost an ethereal geraldine chaplin. Carlos saura, 1976, cria cuervos, cena porque te vas, com ana torrent. The spirit of the beehive an earlier saura torrent collaboration to my netflix queue. Ana torrent the darkeyed beauty from the spirit of the beehive portrays the. Cria cuervos, carlos saura, geraldine chaplin, monica randall, ana torrent. Geraldine chaplin as the mother and the little girl as a grownup is a treat and ana torrent has no equal. Cria cuervo by carlos saura a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming. Carlos sauras powerful and poetic 1976 drama of a young spanish girl growing up in a damaged household amidst the slow collapse of francos regime has been given a superior presentation in this dvd edition from the criterion collection.
In 1976 actress ana torrent was a beguiling little girl with dark, expressive eyes that suggested a melancholy intelligence. Cria cuervos is about memories, imagination and family. Rent cria cuervos 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Licensed to youtube by wmg, believe music on behalf of divucsa. Presented in both high definition and standard definiton. You cant go wrong with this criterion edition of carlos sauras masterpiece. Cria cuervos raise ravens is a 1976 spanish drama film directed by carlos saura. Dans cria cuervos, carlos saura melange habilement le present avec ana devenue adulte qui analyse les. It was, overall, a wonderful way to begin spanish language lit month. Ana torrent, geraldine chaplin, monica randall, mayte sanchez, florinda chico, german.
In the twilight of francisco francos dictatorship, an eightyearold orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt, trying their best to acclimatise to a new reality. Highly acclaimed, it received the special jury prize award at the 1976 cannes film festival. Made whilst general franco lay on his deathbed it is a film haunted by spains recent past and the legacy of fascism as the real world politics echo throughout the story. Like the earlier the spirit of the beehive also starring ana torrent, cria cuervos is a story told from a childs perspective. Bonus features include a great documentary about the director and recent interviews of geraldine chaplin and ana torrent. The driving force behind this one, is without a doubt, the young ana torrent, who is both adorable and heartbreaking in her portrayal as the suffering child. Saura dotes on torrent s ability to focus any chaos surrounding her back onto the void of.
Its as if the films pace and structure are wholly steered by. Saura created the film as a vehicle specifically for ana torrent, and he informed the girls father that if ana couldnt be in his film, it simply would not be made at all. Directed by carlos saura 1976 spain carlos sauras exquisite cria cuervos. With ana torrent, conchita perez, mayte sanchez, geraldine chaplin. Carlos sauras cria cuervos is an enigmatic and sombre drama about a child and country in transition.
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