Cría Cuervos (50th Anniversary)

In Carlos Saura’s enchanting coming-of-age classic, memories of childhood take on a mysterious, sensual and gently unsettling quality. Ana Torrent is unforgettable as Ana, a girl who wanders through a house filled with grief, secrets and the shadow of her late mother. Set against the backdrop of dictator Franco’s final years, *Cría Cuervos* shows how political and familial trauma take root in a child’s imagination, where catchy pop songs, morbid fantasies and everyday rituals suddenly take on a mysterious power. As intimate as it is historically charged, the film has become a seminal work of Spanish cinema, in which a country tentatively bids farewell to its ghosts. (1976 · Carlos Saura · 105 min) Screening at De Uitkijk.