Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Spanish cinema, this allegorical tale is set in a remote village in the 1940s. The life in the village is calm and uneventful -- an allegory of Spanish life after General Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War. While their father (Fernando Fernán Gómez) studies bees in his beehive and their mother (Teresa Gimpera) writes letters to a non-existent correspondent, two young girls, Ana (Ana Torrent) and Isabel (Isabel Telleria), go to see James Whale's Frankenstein at a local cinema. Though they can hardly understand the concept, both girls are deeply impressed with the moment when a little girl gives a flower to the monster. Isabel, the older sister, tells Ana that the monster actually exists as a spirit that you can't see unless you know how to approach him. Ana starts wandering around the countryside in search of the kind creature. The film received critical accolades for its subtle and masterful use of cinematic language and the expressive performance of the young Ana Torrent.

STARS.........: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería DIRECTOR......: Victor Erice WRITERS.......: Victor Erice GENRE.........: Drama, Fantasy RATING........: 8.0/10 13,574 votes METASCORE.....: 87 IMDB LINK.....: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070040 RUNTIME.......: 1h 38mn SIZE..........: 4.30GB VIDEO CODEC...: HEVC ([email protected]) BITRATE.......: 6000 Kbps (2-pass) RESOLUTION....: 1920x1080 ASPECT RATIO..: 1.78:1 FRAMERATE.....: 24 fps AUDIO.........: Spanish FLAC Mono 2.0 SUBTITLES.....: ENG, FRE, PER, RUS
CHAPTERS......: Yes SOURCE........: Vertice Cine Blu Ray Remux ENCODED BY....: Sartre ENCODE DATE...: 2018-01-22

Extras [From the Criterion DVD]

• An interview with film scholar Linda Ehrlich • Víctor Erice in Madrid • Fernando Fernán Gómez • The Footprints of a Spirit