Cinehistoria article about El Espiritu

This is a pdf case study about my focus film, El Espiritu de la Colmena by Tomas Valero Martinez.

• It won the Concha de Oro at the International Film Festival in San Sebastian as well as awards in Chicago, London and Turin.
• The budget was equivalent to 60.000€.
• The political impact of Espiritu wasn't as great as might be expected, as censorship meant that all messages had to be incredibly subtle.
• The perfect and organised society inside Ana's home (metaphor for a beehive) Erice gives the idea of a lethargy overpowering a whole family who can't renounce their isolated life.
• In 1973 Luis Carrero Blanco became the new President of Spain, although remaining under the wing of Franco. In December he was assassinated by ETA, leading to a growing feeling of imminent political change (Franco died in 1977, passing all power to King Juan Carlos, who quickly created a democracy).