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7.5 1h 45m

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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.

Top Cast

  • Ana Torrent

    Ana Torrent

    Ana

  • Conchita Pérez

    Conchita Pérez

    Irene

  • Mayte Sánchez

    Mayte Sánchez

    Maite

  • Geraldine Chaplin

    Geraldine Chaplin

    María

  • Mónica Randall

    Mónica Randall

    Paulina

  • Florinda Chico

    Florinda Chico

    Rosa

  • Josefina Díaz

    Josefina Díaz

    Grandmother

  • Germán Cobos

    Germán Cobos

    Nicolás

  • Héctor Alterio

    Héctor Alterio

    Anselmo

Overview

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

Rating

7.5 / 10
273 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • talisencrw
    talisencrw
    10 May 13, 2016

    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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