If you loved The Spirit of the Beehive, try El Sur

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Víctor Erice, and they both carry the foreign gem, slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Spirit of the Beehive, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What El Sur is

South meets diary. A girl’s memories of her taciturn father shadow her own muted life. The film treats silence like a rare film stock.

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