It was director Iris' debut, and it was a very resonant work in the '70s. This is an excellent work that depicts children's psychology in a particularly delicate way. It is full of poetic scenes that blend fantasy and reality. It belongs to a children's movie with a terrifying psychology, and exposes some metaphors about the Spanish Civil War that the Spanish film industry has always been sensitive to. For example, there are many honeycomb images in the film. It's a masterpiece with a small metaphor for a big, meaning beyond words.
The Spirit of the Beehive evaluation action
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The Spirit of the Beehive quotes
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Ana: Do you know what a spirit is? You don't, and I do.
Teresa: A spirit is a spirit.
Ana: Are they good or bad?
Teresa: For good girls they are very good. For bad girls they are bad.
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Ana: [about a mountain where a lot of mushrooms grow] Why don't we go there?
Fernando: It's too far, we would never make it with you weaklings. We will go sometime.