Ana and the Wolves (1973)

Original title

Ana y los lobos

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A foreign governess arrives at a secluded estate to look after the children of a strange and controlling family. She finds herself caught in their bizarre rituals and power struggles.

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What happens

Ana and the Wolves (Spanish: Ana y los lobos) is a 1973 Spanish absurdist comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Saura and co-written by Rafael Azcona. It stars Geraldine Chaplin as a foreign governess who comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a twisted family. The film is encoded with political symbolism of Francoist Spain. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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