Film Analysis | Cría Cuervos (1976)

The 1976 film Cría Cuervos is a psychological and allegorical drama written and directed by Carlos Saura. The title comes from the Spanish proverb “Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos” which translates as “Raise ravens, and they’ll gouge your eyes out”, referring to people who have bad luck in raising children or raising them badly. The film is presented through the penetrating eyes of eight-year-old Ana, accusing the adult world. Being produced at the very end of Franco’s Spain, encapsulating various traits of Saura’s earlier works, the film explored a multitude of themes and contained deep symbolism. With a narrative that shifts frequently from reality, memories, and illusions, showing the audience Ana’s “interminably long and sad” childhood, the surrealist film makes a masterpiece of form and technique. <a href="https://medium.com/@yilia12016005/film-analysis-cr%C3%ADa-cuervos-1976-73dbc8190159">Website</a>