(Thurs 18th July / 8pm / £5/4)
(Víctor Erice / 1973 / Spain / 97 minutes / Certificate PG)

Made during the dying days of the Franco regime, Victor Erice's haunting, lyrical elegy to the childhood imagination is at once fable, political allegory and ode to the mysterious power of the cinema. From the rich, golden hues of Luis Cuadrado's much-celebrated cinematography to Ana Torrent's mesmerising, unforgettable central performance, this is one of the unquestionable
masterpieces of Spanish cinema, and echoes throughout the work of Hayao Miyazaki and Guillermo del Toro.