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The Spirit of the beehive = El Espiritu de la colmena

Spain, 1973
film

This hauntingly atmospheric mood piece is set in rural Spain soon after the Civil War. In the oppressive postwar atmosphere there is an unbridgeable gulf betw..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Swarm

United States, 1978
Similarity: 69%

The Devil's backbone = El Espinazo del diablo

Spain, 2001
Similarity: 69%

The Story of the Bees

Soviet Union, 1947
Similarity: 69%

Belle epoque = Age of beauty

Spain, 1993
Similarity: 68%

The Beehive

Australia, 2018
Similarity: 67%

Juliet of the spirits = Giulietta degli spiriti

Italy, 1965
Similarity: 67%

Joe and the sleeping beauty

United States, 1984
Similarity: 67%

The Flower and the hive

Canada, 1960
Similarity: 66%

Ghost of the Spanish Warrior

Australia, 1987
Similarity: 66%

Raise ravens = Cria Cuervos [Widescreen]

Spain, 1976
Similarity: 66%

Legend

Canada, 1970
Similarity: 66%

Strange invaders

Canada, 2001
Similarity: 66%

Spirits of the air, gremlins of the clouds

Australia, 1988
Similarity: 66%

Interlude by candlelight

Netherlands, 1959
Similarity: 66%

The Mysterious bee (TEFC)

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 66%

Poltergeist [DVD]

United States, 1982
Similarity: 66%

Tierra

Spain, 1995
Similarity: 66%

Secrets of the bee world

United States, 1956
Similarity: 65%
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