1 | Victor Erice (born June 30, 1940) is a Spanish film director. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Erice has directed only three feature films and a few shorts. Despite his small output, he is widely considered one of Spain's greatest filmmakers. |
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3 | Erice was born under the regime of UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco, shortly after the Spanish Civil War. As a child, he went to the movies to escape from the difficult political situation in Spain at the time. After seeing Italian Neorealist movies such as ''Film/TheBicycleThief'' and ''Film/RomeOpenCity'' he would realize that a film could be an act of political resistance. He eventually got a job as a film critic before going into directing himself. He would start off directing short films and commercials, eventually getting recognized with his first feature. |
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5 | This film was ''Film/TheSpiritOfTheBeehive'', about a young girl who becomes obsessed with meeting Frankenstein's monster. The film, made in 1973 when Franco was still alive, was a critique of the current regime which almost got it banned by the censors. The film was only allowed to be shown because it received a positive reception in other countries and the censors assumed no one would bother watching a slow-paced art film. The film is now often called the greatest Spanish film of the seventies. |
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7 | A decade later, he would return to the theme of childhood with ''The South''. The film chronicles the complicated relationship between a young girl and her father with a mysterious past. |
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9 | His third, made another decade later, was ''Film/TheQuinceTreeSun'' (also known as ''Dream of Light''). Unlike his previous two features, this one was a documentary, following the {{painter|s}} Antonio Lopez Garcia as he attempts to paint a quince tree that grows in his backyard. |
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13 | * {{Chiaroscuro}}: Erice's visual style, which features a very precise use of light, has been compared to painters such as Creator/{{Caravaggio}}. |
14 | * LeaveTheCameraRunning: Erice favors very long takes, something he credits to the influence of Creator/KenjiMizoguchi. |
15 | * TransatlanticEquivalent: His small output and beautiful visuals have caused comparisons to Creator/TerrenceMalick. Interestingly, both of their debut features premiered in 1973. |
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