CRIA CUERVOS

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• Release Year: 1975
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Cria cuervos..., Carlos Saura's masterpiece heralded a turning point in Spain: Shot while General Franco was on his deathbed, the film paints a haunting portrait of the legacy of fascism and its effects on a middle-class family (the title derives from the Spanish proverb: 'Raise ravens and they’ll peck out your eyes'). Ana Torrent (the dark-eyed beauty from The Spirit of the Beehive) portrays the disturbed eight-year-old Ana, living in Madrid with her two sisters and mourning the death of her mother, whom she conjures as a ghost (an ethereal Geraldine Chaplin). Seamlessly shifting between fantasy and reality, the film subtly evokes both the complex feelings of childhood and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows.
• Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Mónica Randall, Florinda Chico, Ana Torrent, Héctor Alterio, Germán Cobos, Mirta Miller, Josefina Díaz, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, Carlos Saura
• Director: Carlos Saura
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: Video Mercury Films, Elías Querejeta, The Criterion Collection, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie