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Revue Romane
Vol. 56:2 (2021) ► pp.159–176
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El espíritu de la colmena

sobre monstruos y otras manifestaciones de la fuga y la supervivencia

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All the main characters in The Spirit of the Beehive show some type of connection with marginality and survival. They are either at the margins of social convention or survivors of harrowing particular historical events (Spanish Civil War). This connection reveals itself in a conspicuous and distinct fashion through the monster figure. This article intends to highlight the centrality of the concept of monstrosity in the film as well as emphasize the socio-political significance of these manifestations of the monster. It is, therefore, a reading of the monster figure in Erice’s film as a political and social agent both in the specific context at the outset of Franco’s dictatorship and in the more abstract context of the challenging of power structures.

Keywords: Víctor Erice, El espíritu de la colmena , monstrosity, politics, survivors, outsiders
Article outline
  • 1.Teoría del monstruo
  • 2.Frankenstein: El monstruo en Shelley, Whale y Erice
  • 3.Manifestaciones masculinas de la monstruosidad
  • 4.Manifestaciones femeninas de la monstruosidad
  • 5.El verdadero monstruo de la prohibición: La colmena
  • Notes
  • Obras citadas

Article language: Spanish

Published online: 3 June 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.19016.rod
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