Apr 14, 2023black_crow_250 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful film. Unique in having an adult horror drama driven completely by an ~ 6 year old. I've never seen a film that so effectively captures the world from a child's viewpoint. It's not for everyone for sure. Probably too slow & not…
Mar 16, 20191aa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a great film: the events, imagery, and music are so fused and complementary that the qualities of oddity, some creepiness, tenderness, and nostalgia come and strongly impress themselves upon the viewer. Definitely a film to…
Jul 27, 2018Ky68RasK rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This film is considered one of the greatest to come out of Spain, and rightly so!
A little girl becomes fascinated with "Frankenstein" after watching the movie.
Splendid cinematography with beautiful interior colors and the outside…
Jul 04, 2018Nursebob rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Set during the Spanish Civil War, this gorgeous film concerns a young child's nascent realization that the world is not as benevolent and secure as she once thought. Her haunting fantasy world is flawlessly juxtaposed with the harsh…
Jul 03, 2018akirakato rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Directed by Victor Erice in 1973, this Spanish drama explores the experiences of Ana, a six-year-old girl who, obsessed with a spirit, meets a monster in the woods.
It appears like an atmospheric exploration or a sketch of a child's…
Aug 01, 2017lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Lyrical, beautifully shot Spanish film about 2 young girls in a remote Catalonia village. it's the rare movie that is told almost entirely from a child's point of view, but without being cutesy or sentimental. It's also the rare movie the…
Aug 16, 2014Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The title of this film from Spain doesn't convey much. I don't know how I latched onto but it was, for me, a great find. It was 1940 and the story took place in a small farming town somewhere in Spain. Two small girls lived with their…
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Jan 27, 2014
I returned this DVD to the Midtown Library on 1/24/14
Sep 09, 2013wiltonsugiyama rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
i'd be the first to say that i am not a sophisticated filmgoer. I'm capable of passing the time watching garbage like 'we're the millers'. but i might watch a 'pallate cleanser ' now and then though. gather around, as i expound on my…
Nov 20, 2012yumsushi rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I felt that I was cheated by the very promising premise. Yes. I could see that the child was a dreamer but not to the extent of being "haunted". Don't many children have wild imaginations? This was no different. Overrated.
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