Ana Torrent is unforgettable as Ana, a girl wandering a home suffused with grief, secrets and the shade of her deceased mother. This mysterious coming-of-age classic became a key work in Spanish cinema with the country gingerly dealing with its ghosts. 4K restoration.
After her parents’ death, eight-year-old Ana (Ana Torrent) is raised by her strict aunt Paulina. The run-down family villa in Madrid harbours dreams and memories, Ana repeatedly has visions of her deceased grandmother (Geraldine Chaplin). She is convinced that she has power over life and death which is her way of escaping the loneliness and rigidity of the adult world around her.