Director: Víctor Erice
Producer: Elías Querejeta
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
97 min
Rating: 7.6/10
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Top Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
Ana Torrent
Ana
Laly Soldevila
Doña Lucía
Miguel Picazo
Médico
Movie Info
Director: Víctor Erice
Producer: Elías Querejeta
Production Companies: Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito
Countries: Spain
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What Others Said
Andres Gomez:
Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent.
The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Spanish countryside life after the civil war.
A must to be seen.