In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Directed by Víctor Erice
beehive
baby-snatching
spanish civil war (1936-39)
Rank
#10 in 1973·#948 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Ana Torrent
Ana
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa
Laly Soldevila
Doña Lucía
Miguel Picazo
Médico
José Villasante
Frankenstein
Juan Margallo
Fugitivo
Estanis González
Guardia civil
Crew
Víctor Erice
Director
Víctor Erice
Writer
Pablo G. del Amo
Editor
Luis Cuadrado
Director of Photography
Elías Querejeta
Producer
Jaime Chávarri
Art Direction
Ana Torrent
Title Illustration
Pablo Núñez
Visual Effects
Teo Escamilla
Camera Operator
José Salcedo
Assistant Editor
Pablo Núñez
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
236 reviews
MopudPRO
8.0★ · 03/15/26
ana watched Frankenstein once and said yeah that’s my whole personality now and now she’s roaming the village looking for a monster. she’s so cute it’s ridiculous.
ana watched Frankenstein once and said yeah that’s my whole personality now and now she’s roaming the village looking for a monster. she’s so cute it’s ridiculous.
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Eclectic Sorcerer
10.0★ · 06/13/26
A spiritual experience that I want to experience a hundred times.
A spiritual experience that I want to experience a hundred times.
Eclectic Sorcerer
10.0★ · 06/13/26
A spiritual experience that I want to experience a hundred times.
A spiritual experience that I want to experience a hundred times.
