★★★★★ As General Franco lay dying during the summer of 1975, Carlos Saura was mirroring Spain's monumental era of transition through the story of a young girl struggling with issues of mortality. Saura's Cria Cuervos (Raise Ravens, 1976) is a poignant portrait of the final whimpers of the Franco regime in, masquerading as a deeply personal rites of passage tale. It's still very much Franco's Spain when we intrude upon the Madrid household of the recently widowed Anselmo (Héctor Alterio). He dies suddenly amidst the throes of passion with Amelia (Mirta Miller), the wife of fellow army officer Nicolás (Germán Cobos).
However, it appears this was no natural death - he was poisoned. The apparent culprit of this calculated murder? None other than one of his three daughters, Ana (the magnificent Ana Torrent), a wise beyond her years girl who blames her father for the death of her mother (Geraldine Chaplin). Cría Cuervos...
However, it appears this was no natural death - he was poisoned. The apparent culprit of this calculated murder? None other than one of his three daughters, Ana (the magnificent Ana Torrent), a wise beyond her years girl who blames her father for the death of her mother (Geraldine Chaplin). Cría Cuervos...
- 5/28/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
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