I found this (part 2 is here) on Youtube. It's by Linda C Ehrlich from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She edited 'An Open Window: The Cinema of Victor Erice'. She talks alot about how the film relates to the Civil War, both in obvious ways and also how she interprets it.
- The village as a microcosm for Spain.
- The links between Ana's father, Franco and Frankenstein.
- How the film relates to other artistic forms, eg. Spanish Golden Age Theatre.
- An effort to understand the war through a child's eyes. Cinema as an escapist, all-absorbing tool.
- The role of Ana
- The Spirit - fantasy. The Beehive - concrete reality.
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