# El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

**German title:** Der Geist des Bienenstocks


**Genres:** Drama

**Duration:** 98 min

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070040/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-spirit-of-the-beehive/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 93%, Popcornmeter: 89%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spirit_of_the_beehive)

## Description

In 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven-year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.

## Details

**Premiere:** 08 Oct 1973

**Director:** Víctor Erice

**Cast:** Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo, José Villasante, Juan Margallo, Estanis González, Ketty de la Cámara

**Countries:** Spain

**Languages:** Spanish

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqvpMJNlqxE)

## Showtimes in Frankfurt

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