Directed by:
Carlos SauraScreenplay:
Carlos SauraCinematography:
Teo EscamillaComposer:
Federico MompouCast:
Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Torrent, Mónica Randall, Florinda Chico, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, Josefina Díaz, Héctor Alterio, Germán Cobos, Mirta MillerPlots(1)
A subtle yet unmistakable indictment of the family as a repressive force in Spanish society, Cría cuervos centres on an eight-year-old orphan (the spellbinding Ana Torrent) who believes herself to have poisoned her cold, authoritarian father (Héctor Alterio), a high-ranking military man whom she blames for the death of her adored mother (Geraldine Chaplin). One of cinema's most hauntingly vivid depictions of a child's fantasy-imbued reality. Cría cuervos is a darkly unsettling and deeply touching film which stands as a landmark of Spanish cinema. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Geraldine Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ana Torrent
Spain
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Elisa, My Life (1977)
Cows (1992)
Mónica Randall
Spain
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Red Sun (1971)
The National Shotgun (1978)
Florinda Chico
Spain
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
The House of Bernarda Alba (1987)
Conchita Pérez
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Mayte Sanchez
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Josefina Díaz
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Cousin Angelica (1974)
Héctor Alterio
Argentina
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
The Official Story (1985)
Noviembre (2003)
Germán Cobos
Spain
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
Taxi for Tobruk (1960)
Mirta Miller
Argentina
Best movies:
Cria Cuervos (1976)
Shoot First... Ask Questions Later (1975)
Guardians of the Deep (1979)