Cria Cuervos (Cría cuervos) (1976)

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7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Starring (View all)

Geraldine Chaplin

Maria - The Mother / Ana - The Daughter as an Adult

Paulina - The Aunt

Rosa

Ana

Anselmo

Nicolás Garontes

Amelia Garontes

Josefina Díaz

Abuela - The Grandmother

Written by

Carlos Saura

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In Madrid, the orphan sisters Irene, Ana and Maite are raised by their austere aunt Paulina together with their mute and crippled grandmother after the death of their mother and their military father Anselmo. Ana is a melancholic girl, fascinated by death, after seeing her mother having a painful death and her father dead in bed.

Release date : 18 May 1977
UPC: 090328301804

Spanish (4), Spain (4), 1970s (4), Childhood (2), Coming Of Age (2), Child Psychology (2), Mother Daughter Relationship (2), Flashback (2), Orphan (2), Adultery (2), Growing (1), Ana (1), Saura (1), Torrent (1), Hidden Gem (1), 1976 (1), 1970's (1), Little Girl (1), 70's (1), Childhood Trauma (1)

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"22.8. PC Carlos Saura oli itselleni uusi tuttavuus ja hänen elokuvautuotantoon tuli tutustuttua ehkä hänen yhdellä ylistetyimmistä teoksista. Cría cuervos, suom. Korppi sylissä siis kyseessä. Cría cuervos bongasi Cannesissa tuomariston erikoispalkinnon ja oli ehdolla myös Kultaiselle palmulle. Todella kauniisti elokuva lähtee tutkailemaan hyvin arkoja paikkoja. Ana kuulee eräänä päivänä isänsä makuuhuoneesta outoja ääniä ja Ana lähteekin lähempää katselemaan ja kuunte"

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