A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Fernando
- (as Fernando Fernan Gomez)
José María Prada
- José
- (as Jose maria Prada)
María José Puerta
- Carlota
- (as Maria Jose Puerta)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAnna and the Wolves (1973) is encoded with political symbolism of Francoist Spain. Carlos Saura's Mama Turns 100 (1979) was a sequel of sorts. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Footprints of a Spirit (1998)
- SoundtracksEl dos de mayo
Written by Federico Chueca
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anna and the wolves
A sometimes powerful, sometimes silly (the levitation scene) and always heavy political allegory. And I do mean allegory. You literally cannot move without bumping into a character/symbol and as usually occurs when humans stand for abstractions like The Military, The Church, or Moral Squalor, they lose whatever quirks and contradictions make them interestingly human and instead, as happens here, become stiff, posturing caricatures.
I will say, however, that director Carlos Saura's idea of wrapping his condemnation of Francoist Spain in a feminist package, so to speak, where hatred of and desire to dominate women is the engine that drives the whole corrupt enterprise, is an inspired one and gives this film a force that cannot be denied, so that the ending is more shattering than simply over the top. And Geraldine Chaplin's alternately playful and scornful performance as the embodiment of Threatening Womanhood is, in my opinion, the best thing she's done. Give it a B.
I will say, however, that director Carlos Saura's idea of wrapping his condemnation of Francoist Spain in a feminist package, so to speak, where hatred of and desire to dominate women is the engine that drives the whole corrupt enterprise, is an inspired one and gives this film a force that cannot be denied, so that the ending is more shattering than simply over the top. And Geraldine Chaplin's alternately playful and scornful performance as the embodiment of Threatening Womanhood is, in my opinion, the best thing she's done. Give it a B.
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- mossgrymk
- Sep 13, 2023
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- Also known as
- Anna und die Wölfe
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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