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The best Spanish films of the 1970s

The top 3 according to 42 votes from people: Arrebato (1979) · The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) · Tristana (1970). (Updated Aug 15, 2018.)

From The Spirit of the Beehive and Arrebato to El desencanto, Poachers, Cría Cuervos and Songs for After a War: the top 10 of Caimán Cuadernos de Cine's poll on Spanish cinema of the 1970s.

Ana Á. · · 10 items · 42 votes · 0 comments

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Top 10

  1. 1

    Arrebato (1979)

    Iván Zulueta. A filmmaker, heroin and a camera that devours.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  2. 2

    The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

    Víctor Erice. Ana Torrent after seeing Frankenstein. Number one.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  3. 3

    Tristana (1970)

    Luis Buñuel. Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey in Toledo.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  4. 4

    Songs for After a War (1971)

    Basilio Martín Patino. The postwar years through their songs; banned until 1976.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  5. 5

    The Disenchantment (1976)

    Jaime Chávarri. The family of the poet Leopoldo Panero, in a documentary.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    Cría Cuervos (1976)

    Carlos Saura. Ana Torrent and 'Porque te vas'. Cannes Jury Prize.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    Umbracle (1972)

    Pere Portabella. Christopher Lee in an essay film on Francoism.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    Poachers (1975)

    José Luis Borau. A poacher and his mother in a forest. Golden Shell.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1
  9. 9

    Cousin Angelica (1974)

    Carlos Saura. José Luis López Vázquez returns to his wartime childhood.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  10. 10

    Vampir-Cuadecuc (1970)

    Pere Portabella. The shoot of Jesús Franco's Count Dracula turned into experimental cinema.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1

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