The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) – Filming Locations
Drama / Fantasy · Directed by Víctor Erice · Starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ana Torrent
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Where was The Spirit of the Beehive filmed?
- Hoyuelos, Spain, Hoyuelos – The entire film is set in and around this rural Castilian village during the Spanish Civil War. This remote village in Segovia province serves as the primary setting for the film's exploration of childhood, imagination, and the lingering effects of war on rural Spain
- Segovia, Spain, Segovia – The broader Castilian landscape surrounding Hoyuelos, including fields and rural roads. The harsh, austere Castilian landscape of the Segovia region reinforces the film's mood of isolation and post-war melancholy