As in the novel of the same title from Camilo Jose Cela, "La Colmena" is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. The main theme of the film is the contrast between the poets, surviving close to misery under the Franco's regime, and the winners of the war, the emerging class of the people that makes easy money with illegal business.
Stars: Ana Belén, Concha Velasco, Victoria Abril, Francisco Rabal, Mario Pardo, Fiorella Faltoyano
Crew: Mario Camus (Director), José Luis Dibildos (Writer), Camilo José Cela (Novel), Pablo Núñez (Visual Effects), Federico Gómez Grau (Still Photographer), María del Carmen García (Assistant Editor)
Country: Spain
Language: Español
Studio: Ágata Films, TVE
Runtime: 112 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 11, 1982
IMDb: 4.6
