La colmena (film)

The Beehive
The Beehive
Spanish	La colmena
Directed by	Mario Camus
Written by	José Luis Dibildos
Based on	The Hive; by Camilo José Cela
Produced by	José Luis Dibildos
Starring	Victoria Abril; Francisco Algora; Rafael Alonso; Ana Belén; José Bódalo; Mary Carrillo; Queta Claver; Luis Escobar; Fiorella Faltoyano; Agustín González; Emilio Gutiérrez Caba; Charo López; José Luis López Vázquez; Mario Pardo; Encarna Paso; María Luisa Ponte; Elvira Quintillá; Francisco Rabal; Antonio Resines; José Sacristán; José Sazatornil "Saza"; Elena María Tejeiro; Concha Velasco;
Cinematography	Hans Burmann
Edited by	José María Biurrun
Music by	Antón García Abril
Production; company	Ágata Films
Distributed by	C.B Films
Release date	11 October 1982
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	340 million ₧

The Beehive (Spanish: La colmena)^[1]^[2] is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías Martí.

Synopsis[edit]

The film is set in Madrid during the postwar period, beginning in 1942. The population suffers the consequences of the civil war. A group of members of a social gathering meet every day in the café La Delicia.

Cast[edit]

Victoria Abril as Julita^[3]
Francisco Algora as Ramón Maello^[4]
Rafael Alonso as Julián Suárez^[4]
Ana Belén as Victorita^[4]
José Bódalo as Don Roque^[4]
Mary Carrillo as Doña Asunción^[4]
Camilo José Cela as Matías Martí^[4]
Fiorella Faltoyano as Filo^[4]
Agustín González as Mario de la Vega^[4]
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Ventura Aguado^[4]
Charo López as Nati Robles^[4]
José Luis López Vázquez as Leonardo Meléndez^[4]
Encarna Paso as madre de Victorita^[4]
María Luisa Ponte as Doña Rosa^[4]
Elvira Quintillá as Doña Visi^[4]
Francisco Rabal as Ricardo Sorbedo^[4]
Antonio Resines as Pepe "El Astilla"^[4]
José Sacristán as Martín Marcos^[4]
Concha Velasco as Purita^[4]
Luis Barbero as Pepe^[4]
José Sazatornil "Saza" as Tesifonte Ovejero^[5]
Luis Escobar as Don Ibrahim^[6]
Mario Pardo as Rubio Antofagasta^[7]
Queta Claver as Doña Matilde
Rafael Hernández as Padilla
Elena María Tejeiro as Señorita Elvira
Ricardo Tundidor as Roberto González
Manuel Zarzo as Consorcio López
Imanol Arias as novio de Victorita
Luis Ciges as Don Casimiro
Marta Fernández Muro as Amparito
Miguel Rellán as cliente del prostíbulo
José Vivó as prestamista
Antonio Mingote as señor de luto

Production[edit]

It was lensed by Hans Burmann, scored by Antón García Abril and edited by José María Biurrun.^[8]

Release[edit]

Distributed by C.B Films, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 October 1982.^[9]^[10] It grossed 339,694,699 ₧ (1,486,765 admissions).^[11] In 1983, it was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.^[12]

References[edit]

^ Sanz Gallego 2018, p. 101.
^ Faulkner, Sally (2013). A History of Spanish Film: Cinema and Society 1910-2010. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-6235-6742-2.
^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Schwartz 2008, p. 72.
^ Colón, Carlos (23 July 2015). "José Sazatornil: mutis de uno de los últimos reyes de la comedia". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
^ Sanz Gallego, Guillermo (2018). "La colmena (The Beehive) (1982)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 101. ISBN 9781442271333.
^ Pérez Ornia, José Ramón (17 January 1982). "Camilo José Cela interviene como actor en 'La colmena'". El País.
^ Caparrós Lera 1992, pp. 227–228.
^ Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: De la muerte de Franco al cambio socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 228. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.
^ "La colmena · España 1982". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
^ Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 228.
^ "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-15.

External links[edit]

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[FOOTNOTESanz_Gallego2018101-1] Sanz Gallego 2018, p. 101.

[2] Faulkner, Sally (2013). A History of Spanish Film: Cinema and Society 1910-2010. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-6235-6742-2.

[schwartz-3] Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.

[FOOTNOTESchwartz200872-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Schwartz 2008, p. 72.

[5] Colón, Carlos (23 July 2015). "José Sazatornil: mutis de uno de los últimos reyes de la comedia". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.

[6] Sanz Gallego, Guillermo (2018). "La colmena (The Beehive) (1982)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 101. ISBN 9781442271333.

[7] Pérez Ornia, José Ramón (17 January 1982). "Camilo José Cela interviene como actor en 'La colmena'". El País.

[FOOTNOTECaparrós_Lera1992227–228-8] Caparrós Lera 1992, pp. 227–228.

[9] Caparrós Lera, José María (1992). El cine español de la democracia: De la muerte de Franco al cambio socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 228. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.

[10] "La colmena · España 1982". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

[FOOTNOTECaparrós_Lera1992228-11] Caparrós Lera 1992, p. 228.

[Berlinale-12] "Berlinale: 1983 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-15.

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v t e Mario Camus
Films directed	With the East Wind (1966, also written) Let Them Talk (1968, also written) The Wind's Fierce (1970, also written) Los días del pasado (1978, also written) La colmena (1982) The Holy Innocents (1984, also written) The House of Bernarda Alba (1987, also written) Shadows in a Conflict (1993, also written) The Color of the Clouds (1997, also written) The Field of Stars (2007, also written)
Films written	The Delinquents (1960) Weeping for a Bandit (1964) Werther (1986) Prince of Shadows (1991) The Bird of Happiness (1993) Beyond the Garden (1996) Roma (2004)
TV series directed	Fortunata y Jacinta (1980, also written) La forja de un rebelde (1990, also written)

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