Name: THE SPIRIT OF BEEHIVE (1973) presented by lost in the arthouse
Start: 2026-03-28T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Arkadin Cinema & Bar

THE SPIRIT OF BEEHIVE (1973) presented by lost in the arthouse

LOST IN THE ARTHOUSE is a monthly series hosted by Arkadin co-owner Keith Watson that takes you to hidden corners of filmdom far from Hollywood. From must-see classics to obscurities waiting to be discovered, these films stand at cinema’s bleeding edge.
“Close to magic. It is one of the most beautiful and arresting films ever made in Spain, or anywhere.” – The Guardian
Widely regarded as one of world cinema’s most magnificent achievements—it’s no accident that it ranked in the top 100 in Sight & Sound‘s prestigious 2022 “greatest films” poll—Victor Erice’s THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE is a spellbinding masterpiece about the immersive power of cinema. Set in a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of the devastating Spanish Civil War, six-year-old Ana (Ana Torrent, in what is easily the most tender film performance ever given by a young child) attends a traveling movie show of the 1931 classic Frankenstein and becomes possessed by the experience of it. blurring her understanding of art, mortality, and violence. Produced as Franco’s long regime was nearing its end, THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE is a bewitching portrait of a child’s haunted inner life and one of the most visually arresting movies ever made, a work of darkly lyrical beauty with a touch of magical-realist horror. …And it also happens to be the perfect arthouse accompaniment to Arkadin’s month-long exploration of Female Frankensteins!