| The Beehive | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | La colmena |
| Directed by | Mario Camus |
| Written by | José Luis Dibildos |
| Based on | The Hive by Camilo José Cela |
| Produced by | José Luis Dibildos |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Hans Burmann |
| Edited by | José María Biurrun |
| Music by | Antón García Abril |
Production company | Ágata Films |
| Distributed by | C.B Films |
Release date | 11 October 1982 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | 340 million ₧ |
The Beehive (Spanish: La colmena)[1][2] is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías Martí.
Synopsis
The film is set in Madrid during the postwar period, beginning in 1942. The population suffers the consequences of the civil war. A group of members of a social gathering meet every day in the café La Delicia.
Cast
- Victoria Abril as Julita[3]
- Francisco Algora as Ramón Maello[4]
- Rafael Alonso as Julián Suárez[4]
- Ana Belén as Victorita[4]
- José Bódalo as Don Roque[4]
- Mary Carrillo as Doña Asunción[4]
- Camilo José Cela as Matías Martí[4]
- Fiorella Faltoyano as Filo[4]
- Agustín González as Mario de la Vega[4]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Ventura Aguado[4]
- Charo López as Nati Robles[4]
- José Luis López Vázquez as Leonardo Meléndez[4]
- Encarna Paso as madre de Victorita[4]
- María Luisa Ponte as Doña Rosa[4]
- Elvira Quintillá as Doña Visi[4]
- Francisco Rabal as Ricardo Sorbedo[4]
- Antonio Resines as Pepe "El Astilla"[4]
- José Sacristán as Martín Marcos[4]
- Concha Velasco as Purita[4]
- Luis Barbero as Pepe[4]
- José Sazatornil "Saza" as Tesifonte Ovejero[5]
- Luis Escobar as Don Ibrahim[6]
- Mario Pardo as Rubio Antofagasta[7]
- Queta Claver as Doña Matilde
- Rafael Hernández as Padilla
- Elena María Tejeiro as Señorita Elvira
- Ricardo Tundidor as Roberto González
- Manuel Zarzo as Consorcio López
- Imanol Arias as novio de Victorita
- Luis Ciges as Don Casimiro
- Marta Fernández Muro as Amparito
- Miguel Rellán as cliente del prostíbulo
- José Vivó as prestamista
- Antonio Mingote as señor de luto
Production
It was lensed by Hans Burmann, scored by Antón García Abril and edited by José María Biurrun.[8]
Release
Distributed by C.B Films, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 October 1982.[9][10] It grossed 339,694,699 ₧ (1,486,765 admissions).[11] In 1983, it was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ Sanz Gallego 2018, p. 101.
- ↑ Faulkner, Sally (2013). A History of Spanish Film: Cinema and Society 1910-2010. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-6235-6742-2.
- ↑ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Schwartz 2008, p. 72.
- ↑ Colón, Carlos (23 July 2015). "José Sazatornil: mutis de uno de los últimos reyes de la comedia". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- ↑ Sanz Gallego, Guillermo (2018). "La colmena (The Beehive) (1982)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 101. ISBN 9781442271333.
- ↑ Pérez Ornia, José Ramón (17 January 1982). "Camilo José Cela interviene como actor en 'La colmena'". El País.
- ↑ Caparrós Lera 1992, pp. 227–228.
- ↑ Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: De la muerte de Franco al cambio socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 228. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.
- ↑ "La colmena · España 1982". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ↑ Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 228.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
External links
- La colmena at IMDb
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