| Description |
2 DVDs (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
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Spain https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006971 |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 403.
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Criterion collection ; 403.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC. |
| Cast |
Ana Torrent, Conchi Pérez, Maite Sánchez, Geraldine Chaplin, Monica Randall, Florinda Chico. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Teodoro Escamilla ; editor, Pablo González del Amo ; original music, Federico Mompou ; costume designer, Maiki Marin ; set decorator, Rafael Palmero. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1976 motion picture. |
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Anamorphic widescreen format (1.66:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Eight-year-old Ana lives in Madrid with her two sisters. They are mourning the death of their mother, whom Ana conjures as a ghost. The film evokes both the complex feelings of childhood and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows of fascism. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The film -- Disc 2: The supplements. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; original theatrical trailer ; Disc 2: Portrait of Carlos Saura (documentary on the life and career of the Spanish auteur); new interviews with actress Geraldine Chaplin and Ana Torrent. Accompanying booklet features a new essay by film scholar Paul Julian Smith. |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival, 1976: Grand Jury Prize. |
| Language |
In Spanish with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Girls -- Drama.
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Girls. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Families -- Drama.
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Families. |
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Mothers -- Death -- Drama.
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Mothers -- Death. |
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Grief in children -- Drama.
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Grief in children. |
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Guilt in children -- Drama.
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Guilt in children. |
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Spain -- Social conditions -- 1939-1975 -- Drama.
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Spain. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1975 |
| Subject |
Madrid (Spain) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Foreign language films -- Spanish.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Girls. |
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Mothers. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Querejeta, Elías, producer.
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Saura, Carlos, 1932-2023, screenwriter, director.
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Torrent, Ana, actor.
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Pérez, Conchi, actor.
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Sánchez, Maite, actor.
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Chaplin, Geraldine, 1944- actor.
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Randall, Mónica, 1942- actor.
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Chico, Florinda, actor.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1934121738 |
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9781934121733 |
| Standard No. |
715515025225 |
| Music No. |
CC1710D Criterion Collection |
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