The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973) 1080p BluRay x264 DTS-SARTRE + Extras

Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Spanish cinema, this allegorical tale is set in a remote village in the 1940s. The life in the village is calm and uneventful -- an allegory of Spanish life after General Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War. While their father (Fernando Fernán Gómez) studies bees in his beehive and their mother (Teresa Gimpera) writes letters to a non-existent correspondent, two young girls, Ana (Ana Torrent) and Isabel (Isabel Telleria), go to see James Whale's Frankenstein at a local cinema. Though they can hardly understand the concept, both girls are deeply impressed with the moment when a little girl gives a flower to the monster. Isabel, the older sister, tells Ana that the monster actually exists as a spirit that you can't see unless you know how to approach him. Ana starts wandering around the countryside in search of the kind creature. The film received critical accolades for its subtle and masterful use of cinematic language and the expressive performance of the young Ana Torrent.

STARS.........: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ana Torrent, Isabel TelleríaDIRECTOR......: Víctor EriceWRITERS.......: Víctor EriceGENRE.........: Drama | FantasyRATING........: 8.0/10 11,577 votesMETASCORE.....: 87IMDB link.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070040RUNTIME.......: 1h 38mnSIZE..........: 4.33GBVIDEO CODEC...: x264 (High@L4.0)RESOLUTION....: 1920x1080ASPECT RATIO..: 1.78:1BITRATE.......: 6000 Kbps (3 pass)FRAMERATE.....: 24 fpsAUDIO.........: Spanish DTS 1.0 318kbpsSOURCE........: Vertice Cine Blu Ray RemuxSUBTITLES.....: ENG, FRE, PER, RUS CHAPTERS......: YesENCODED BY....: SartreENCODE DATE...: 2016-03-16

Extras [From the Criterion DVD]


- Linda Ehrlich [16mn, 854x480]: An interview with film scholar Linda Ehrlich (English audio)

- Víctor Erice in Madrid [48mn, 640x480]: An interview with the director.

- Fernando Fernán Gómez [11mn, 854x480]: An interview with actor Fernando Fernán Gómez.

- The Footprints of a Spirit [48mn, 640x480]: a documentary featuring director Víctor Erice, producer Elías Querejeta, coscreenwriter Ángel Fernández-Santos, and actor Ana Torrent.