We watched "Spirit of the Beehive" last night..

[darkstar]

Very slow by modern standards. Lots of captures of frozen moments. But both gorgeous to look at and a quietly moving story set in Spain, 1941. I really wouldn't have thought I would have been in the mood for it, but kind of hypnotic, I suppose.

Has anyone else seen this one?

[Lautremont]

1. I really love that movie.

I've got the DVD. Fantastic film.

[darkstar]

2. So evocative and enjoyable, but gonna be kind of

difficult to explain when someone asks "What's it about?" Not that you can't summarize things in a tidy sentence or two, but it's certainly not "about" that ultimately.

So many memorable images. The girls high on that hill and then running down. The Mom disappearing into the train steam. All those shots against that "honeycombed" window, esp. the last one (it was only then that I made the connection.)

Thanks for chiming in, L.

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