Cría cuervos . . .
Cría cuervos . . . • 1h 50m
Directed by Carlos Saura • 1976 • Spain
Starring Ana Torrent, Geraldine Chaplin, Conchita Pérez
Carlos Saura’s exquisite CRÍA CUERVOS . . . heralded a turning point in Spain: shot while General Franco was on his deathbed, the film melds the personal and the political in a portrait of the legacy of fascism and its effects on a middle-class family (the title derives from the Spanish proverb: “Raise ravens and they'll peck out your eyes” Ana Torrent (the dark-eyed beauty from THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE) portrays the disturbed eight-year-old Ana, living in Madrid with her two sisters and mourning the death of her mother, whom she conjures as a ghost (an ethereal Geraldine Chaplin). Seamlessly shifting between fantasy and reality, the film subtly evokes both the complex feelings of childhood and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows.
Up Next in Cría cuervos . . .
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Portrait of Carlos Saura
This 2004 documentary on Carlos Saura, by José-Luis López-Linares, features interviews with the director, his son Antonio, actors Geraldine Chaplin and Marisa Paredes, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, among others.
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Geraldine Chaplin on CRÍA CUERVOS . . .
The following interview with actor Geraldine Chaplin was recorded in 2007.
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Ana Torrent on CRÍA CUERVOS . . .
The following interview with actor Ana Torrent was recorded in 2007.
