Cria Cuervos

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Cria Cuervos ★★★½ 1976

Moving freely between reality and fantasy, Saura portrays the complexities of childhood emotions through the grief of 8-year-old Ana (Torrent), who lives in Madrid and conjures her mother's ghost (Chaplin), as well as the struggles of Spain's middle class under fascist rule. Well-scripted, beautifully written and acted, the title is derived from the Spanish proverb: “Raise ravens and they'll peck out your eyes.” Spanish with subtitles. 109m/C DVD . SP Sydney Chaplin, Monica Randall, Ana Torrent, Florinda Chico, Hector Alterio, German Cobos, Mirta Miller; D: Carlos Saura; W: Carlos Saura; C: Teodoro Escamilla; M: Federico Mompou.

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