Warning--don't read this because it gives plot details away.
The Spirit of the Beehive is about a little girl in a small town in Spain in the 40s. She watches Frankenstein and discovers a wounded Republican soldier, who is subsequently killed. These events blur into one traumatic experience. It's a slow-paced (and beautiful) psychological film about childhood, family, and Franco. It's troubling at times. And there are bees, although I'm still trying to figure out how they fit in. It's the sort of movie that you have to watch a couple of times; plus, it's informed by the political situation of Spain in the 40s, which at least for me takes some catching up on.
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