Cria!

1976 1h 45m ES

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 287

Drama

Synopsis

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Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ana Torrent
Ana
Conchita Pérez
Irene
Mayte Sánchez
Maite
Geraldine Chaplin
María
Mónica Randall
Paulina
Florinda Chico
Rosa
Josefina Díaz
Grandmother
Germán Cobos
Nicolás

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlos Saura
Writers: Carlos Saura, Carlos Saura
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carlos Saura, shot by Teo Escamilla. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pablo G. del Amo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ana Torrent and Conchita Pérez and Mayte Sánchez carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0074360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carlos Saura directs. Teo Escamilla behind the camera. Pablo G. del Amo cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Carlos Saura, shot by Teo Escamilla. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Pablo G. del Amo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ana Torrent and Conchita Pérez and Mayte Sánchez carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0074360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 9 themes, including "sibling relationship", "madrid, spain", "reflective", "complex".
7Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Teo Escamilla
Editing: Pablo G. del Amo
Production design: Rafael Palmero
Makeup / hair: Tomasa Benito
Sound: Antonio Illán
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Cria! (1976)

Awards

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

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Carlos Saura

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talisencrw2016-05-13
★ 10/10
Easily my favourite of many of Saura's films that I have seen, and this, together with 'The Spirit of the Beehive' are my two favourite Spanish films (I don't count Bunuel films as being Spanish, but centered on the country by which he made them, since he was an exile). Coincidentally, these two feature the greatest child performances I have ever seen, thanks to Ana Torrent. As well, though I also like Chaplin's work for Robert Altman, I consider her acting for her husband to be the finest of her career, at least from works that I have seen thus far.

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