This week we journey from Mexico to Spain to discuss another film about political turmoil, this time though, seen through the big wide eyes of a child - Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive (1973).
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Chapters
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:00) What we've been watching
(00:26:04) Criterion Collection additions for October 2025
(00:33:52) The Spirit of the Beehive
(01:01:34) Final thoughts
(01:13:00) Next week
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