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Cria! is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by Carlos Saura released in USA on 20 december 1976 with Ana Torrent
Cria! (1976)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 december 1976
Length 1h50
Directed by Carlos Saura
OriginEspagne
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Rating78%
Cría Cuervos (English: Raise Ravens) is a 1976 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura. The film is an allegorical drama about an eight-year-old girl dealing with loss. Highly acclaimed, it received the Special Jury Prize Award at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
Eight-year-old Ana, stoic and quiet approaches her father's bedroom where she hears a woman in bed with her father, confessing her love for him. Descending the stairs, she spies an attractive middle-aged woman, hastily dressing and rushing from the bedroom to the front door of the darkened house. The woman and Ana exchange glances but do not speak. Once the woman has left, Ana enters her father's bedroom and finds the man dead, apparently from a heart attack. As if not really understanding the gravity of the situation, Ana unflappably takes away a half-full glass of milk, which she carries to the kitchen and cleans. In the kitchen, she sees her mother, who chides her for being up so late and sends her off to bed.Actors
Ana Torrent
(Ana)
Geraldine Chaplin
(María)
Héctor Alterio
(Anselmo)
Mirta Miller
(Amelia)
Florinda Chico
(Rosa)
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