Feed the crows

Written by: Carlos Saura

Year: 1975

Genre: Drama

Production: Spain

Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Florinda Chico, Ana Torrent

Duration: 112min.

Original language: Spanish

Feed the Ravens is as fleeting as it is disturbing the story of 8-year-old Anna (the unforgettable Ana Torrent), who faces emotions one summer with her beloved mother (the hypnotic Geraldine Chaplin). Dressed in a red turtleneck, the girl lives in a big house with her two sisters, an aunt and a grandmother — in a world full of incredible objects and tightly fenced off from reality. Fusing children's imagination with local history, the film is both a poignant portrait of childhood and a diagnosis of a nation that has been under the dictatorship of General Franco for years. At the end of 50 years, the masterpiece of master Carlos Saura is full of fairy tales — not only for its enduring charm, but also for its mystery and gloom. Bathed in a green glow that foreshadows the autumn aura, Feed the Ravens evokes associations with another story about memory, memories and the power of children's imagination — Céline Sciamma's Little Mom.

Directed by: Carlos Saura